Listen: People Just Do Something – Isaac meets the Great Baldini at Cribbs Causeway’s Tesla Takedown
You know where you are with this podcast. It’s all there in the title: People Just Do Something.
But are all kinds of activism worth the effort? Or are there some activities that leave even your motivational hosts, Priyanka and Isaac, thinking: people, just do something else?
That’s a thorny question this week’s ‘PJDS on tour’ episode wades into, as Isaac reflects on his recent travels to (possibly for the first time) Bristol’s outer suburbs, specifically to a protest at the Tesla dealership in Cribbs Causeway. This was part of a global ‘Tesla Takedown’ that took place at the end of March.
It’s a topical debate for sure, with Elon Musk since announcing he is stepping back from his Deep State-eviscerating activities at the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), as he becomes a lightning rod for opposition and Tesla stock prices tank.
But does this validate the tactics people have taken against Musk? What is the impact when a bunch of wealthy liberal electric car owners decide to divest from those vehicles, or to dump their shares?
Does it count as a victory when someone’s net worth is temporarily reduced to a mere $200bn? And does making Tesla a culture war issue simply ensure that MAGA voters will soon be flocking to buy Musk’s Cybertrucks?
Tune in for a PJDS with a difference, as Isaac ventures out of the studio to meet his public – including an activist magician, ’emperor of illusion’ the Great Baldini – and spots a truly sustainable and ethical form of green transport in the shape of an adorable pony.
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