The Cybertruck is getting discontinued after 3 short years and less than 100,000 sales! I paid $110,873 all cash for mine two years ago.
It is still the biggest financial transaction of my life.
I understand why it’s getting discontinued. In order of importance:
- Elon lied to use about range
He offered a range extender package to boost the range from 300 miles to 500 miles for $16,000. I put the deposit on that and then it was abruptly canceled and refunded. This gave me intense buyers remorse
- the cybertruck became a symbol of right wing politics
Driving a cybertruck in SF caused me to get flipped off by so many people on a near-daily basis. Sometimes people would scream at me and tell me I’m a terrible human being.
- they optimized for speed over convenience
I couldn’t use my truck to tow my stuff from SF to Las Vegas in January because charging the cybertruck requires you to unhitch the tow which is insanely cumbersome. On top of that, towing reduces the range from 300 miles to 150 miles! It’s cool it can go 0 to 60 in less than 3 seconds but that’s a fun gimmick more than something that seriously impacts my life.
Do I regret buying my super fast dumpster? Absolutely not. It changed my perspective on the world.
Now I own a 2024 foundation model Cyberbeast which they only made ~10,000 of total. So my truck will probably appreciate in value as Tesla becomes more successful.
It’s also https://t.co/CWvLDHTuVZ’s company vehicle so it saved me ~$35,000 on my taxes when I bought it in 2024. So it’s a $75,000 speedy dumpster not a $110,000 speedy dumpster.
It has been a very strange journey with the Cybertruck!
A Chinese startup claims its new grape-seed extract pill could push human longevity to a record-breaking 150 years by purging inflammatory "zombie cells."
Lonvi Biosciences, a startup based in Shenzhen, is making headlines with its development of a potential anti-aging treatment centered on a compound called Procyanidin C1 (PCC1). Extracted from grape seeds, PCC1 targets "zombie cells"—senescent cells that no longer divide but linger in the body, causing chronic inflammation and driving age-related decline. In animal trials, researchers reported that the compound increased the overall lifespan of mice by nearly 10%, with some late-life interventions showing survival boosts of up to 64%. Company leadership has described the pursuit of this treatment as the "Holy Grail" of longevity science, aiming to fundamentally alter the human biological clock.
Despite the ambitious goal of extending human life to 150 years, the global scientific community maintains a healthy dose of skepticism. While the results in rodent models are statistically significant, these effects have not yet been confirmed through human clinical trials, and the biological leap from mice to humans is notoriously complex. Experts emphasize that while China's longevity sector is expanding at a rapid pace, a pill capable of nearly doubling current life expectancy is not yet a proven reality. For now, the prospect of a 150-year lifespan remains a speculative frontier in the ongoing race to conquer the diseases of aging.
Source: Lonvi Biosciences. Research and Development of Procyanidin C1 for Senescent Cell Management and Lifespan Extension. Shenzhen, China.
Marc Kennedy just won a gold medal.
While Canadians celebrate, the rest of the world, especially the Scandinavians, says Canada’s win is tainted.
They say the sport has been permanently tarnished by the Canadians.
What do you think? 🥌
NEW: Canadian curling star Marc Kennedy claims he was set up by "premeditated" cameras to catch him "in an act" of cheating.
The Canadian curling team is now claiming to be victims after they were caught on camera 'double-touching' the stone.
"They have come up with a plan here at the Olympics, as far as I know, to catch teams in the act at the hog line," Kennedy said.
"This was planned... it was kind of evident that something was going on, and they were trying to catch us in an act."
Kennedy and Coach Paul Webster accused Sweden of setting up cameras to catch them cheating.
"I know we’re not the only team that they’ve done that to. So I think this was, I don’t know what the word is for that, but like a premeditated plan to try to catch us," Kennedy said.
Sweden is firing back at Canada, saying they've been sounding the alarm on alleged Canadian cheating for seven or eight years.
"We've been saying this for maybe seven, eight years or something. The media crew decided to place the camera on the hog line to see what was happening..." said Niklas Edin of Sweden.