Tesla appears to defy Bay Area shutdown, plans to operate Fremont factory

Re:Tesla appears to defy Bay Area shutdown, plans to operate... by tssva on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @04:33PM (#22610038)

It sounds cold but the reality is that other restaurants will open to replace the ones that never reopen because a demand for them will exist thanks to places like Tesla staying open and pumping revenue into the local economy.

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Re:Tesla appears to defy Bay Area shutdown, plans to operate... by miscPerson on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @05:36PM (#22610731)

This sounds backwards:

Electric cars are fungible, social fabric is not.

So we can lose Tesla and be fine with remaining electric car manufacturers or new ones. In contrast, losing a long-term social hub is a lasting negative impact.

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Re:Tesla appears to defy Bay Area shutdown, plans to operate... by tssva on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @09:49PM (#22612773)

Average life span of a restaurant is 5 years. The majority that go under will not have been long-term social hubs.

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Re:Tesla appears to defy Bay Area shutdown, plans to operate... by nicoburns on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @08:53AM (#22616034)

Yeah, but a lot of them will likely be chains. A lot of culture will be lost, at least here in the UK.

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