Is Hollywood the Left’s main refuge? Is it the site that harbors rudderless ships? And center of counterproductive symbolic acts of virtue signaling?
Selling One’s Tesla
Ever write a college textbook? I have, couple of them, in fact. Made some money with my co-authors on the first printings of the books, and then nothing on the resale via all those college bookstores that repurchase used copies and then resell them for an exorbitant profit.
The point: Car manufacturers make cars and sell them for a profit. They make their money on that first sale. Whatever sales ensue are out of their control; whatever happens to the cars through resale has no effect on them, save in their business in parts that used vehicles might need.
Enter Sheryl Crow, successful singer and song writer, and, I’m guessing, liberal. She just sold her Tesla, I think in protest of Elon Musk’s DOGE’s reclaiming tax money from liberal NPR. * She said the money for the car would go to NPR. Great. Good for her. But, was it bad for Elon Musk?
Didn’t Elon already make a profit from Crow’s original purchase?
And if she is a true believer in global warming, didn’t she just give away her non-fossil-fuel-powered car? That is, non-fossil-fueled if California’s electricity comes from hydro, nuclear, wind, or solar. I think Sheryl is missing something. She isn’t punishing Elon Musk. He made his profit.
Oh! I forgot. There’s that symbolism thing, the virtue signaling. Seems Sheryl wants the government to avoid a thorough audit. Who knows? She might be happy with wasteful and fraudulent spending.
At the Next Gathering of Hollywood Elites
Sheryl might have scored social points with her neighbors by getting rid of her Tesla. No doubt her actions will be the talk at the next party she attends. In ensuing years Elon will continue to make money on parts for used Teslas, and NPR will scramble for contributors like her and advertisers to foot the bills.
*https://nypost.com/2025/02/17/media/fccs-brendan-carr-sarcastically-applauds-sheryl-crows-npr-donation/
Selling One’s Tesla
Ever write a college textbook? I have, couple of them, in fact. Made some money with my co-authors on the first printings of the books, and then nothing on the resale via all those college bookstores that repurchase used copies and then resell them for an exorbitant profit.
The point: Car manufacturers make cars and sell them for a profit. They make their money on that first sale. Whatever sales ensue are out of their control; whatever happens to the cars through resale has no effect on them, save in their business in parts that used vehicles might need.
Enter Sheryl Crow, successful singer and song writer, and, I’m guessing, liberal. She just sold her Tesla, I think in protest of Elon Musk’s DOGE’s reclaiming tax money from liberal NPR. * She said the money for the car would go to NPR. Great. Good for her. But, was it bad for Elon Musk?
Didn’t Elon already make a profit from Crow’s original purchase?
And if she is a true believer in global warming, didn’t she just give away her non-fossil-fuel-powered car? That is, non-fossil-fueled if California’s electricity comes from hydro, nuclear, wind, or solar. I think Sheryl is missing something. She isn’t punishing Elon Musk. He made his profit.
Oh! I forgot. There’s that symbolism thing, the virtue signaling. Seems Sheryl wants the government to avoid a thorough audit. Who knows? She might be happy with wasteful and fraudulent spending.
At the Next Gathering of Hollywood Elites
Sheryl might have scored social points with her neighbors by getting rid of her Tesla. No doubt her actions will be the talk at the next party she attends. In ensuing years Elon will continue to make money on parts for used Teslas, and NPR will scramble for contributors like her and advertisers to foot the bills.
*https://nypost.com/2025/02/17/media/fccs-brendan-carr-sarcastically-applauds-sheryl-crows-npr-donation/
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