A few days back I watched a SomeOrdinaryGamers video, in which he states to drive a Tesla car, despite expressing the obvious privacy concerns surrounding the built-in camera system; but doesn’t seem to consider the privacy-impact to those around the vehicle, he chooses to drive through public streets. And another example being Rob Braxman, while ironically, both known to frequently criticize other public-facing, internet connected surveillance systems (like Ring for example).
If it was “just” a cabin camera, staring you straight in the face every time you drive your car (and you’re somehow okay with that), it would still be a terrible look in context with your channel content, but at least it is contained to you personally. But knowingly driving these surveillance nightmares on wheels through public streets, subjecting others to that surveillance, while you represent pro-privacy channels online, is just inexcusably hypocritical to me. But perhaps it might just be me, so what are your thoughts?
If all the financial incentives disappeared, I think this would apply to most EV drivers in general. But I do agree Teslas do seem to appeal to a different demographic: one that is more interested in aesthetics, performance and technology. So yeah, maybe they’re blinded by the sex appeal the car has to them; and do away with reasoning to justify the unjustifiable. Which does align with the impression I got, when reading Rob’s responses to the criticism he received on Odysee.