--- title: "Elon Musk Has a Major Problem: Tesla Investors Are Absolutely Disgusted With Him" description: "Tesla investor dissatisfaction seems worse than ever as stock owners head for the hills over Elon Musk's increasingly toxic politicking." date: "2025-03-11" modified: "2025-03-11" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/tesla-investors-disgusted-elon-musk" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "Tesla" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "doge" - "elon musk" - "Stocks" - "tesla" --- # Elon Musk Has a Major Problem: Tesla Investors Are Absolutely Disgusted With Him ![Tesla investor dissatisfaction seems worse than ever as stock owners head for the hills over Elon Musk's increasingly toxic politicking.]() *\Image: Jim Watson / AFP via Getty / Futurism\* Tesla [investor dissatisfaction]() seems worse than ever, as stock owners head for the hills over Elon Musk's increasingly toxic politicking. In a [post on the r/TSLA subreddit]() during this week's [15 percent dropoff]() that saw Tesla stock plummet to roughly $220 per share, a jilted investor asked their fellow stock owners a provocative question: will the price decline further? As [one user noted](), "it seems clear that Tesla is in a far worse position" than it was half a year ago amid "rapid" sales declines in both the American and Chinese markets — not to mention a [veritable free-for-all in Europe](), where Musk's Nazi salute in January has been [particularly alienating](). "The CEO hasn’t been at work in months and has been actively destroying the brand," that user continued. "Competition is eating Tesla from every angle." That sentiment seems to be nearly universal. Even longtime Teslas stans like investment banker Ross Gerber are [calling on the CEO to step aside]() and let someone else run the company while he's playing politics at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which [Musk may or may not actually be heading](). One angry ex-Tesla owner, meanwhile, [admitted in a blog post]() during this week's stock plummet that she traded her car in for just $2,000 in value — a loss she was willing to take. "Was it Elon's complete disregard for human beings as he attempts to completely disrupt the federal government like a classic tech dude without a proper understanding of how government works," angel investor and cannabis entrepreneur Joanne Wilson wrote, "or was it that awful new \[Cybertruck\] that looks like something out of Mad Max and looks angry?" "It is a toss-up," she continued. Back on Reddit, the condemnation was similarly fierce. "Wow, what an overachiever ketamine boy is!" [another user wrote](), jokingly referencing [Musk's avowed ketamine use](). "One for the record books." "There might be a push tomorrow by those dumb enough to buy this stock," they continued, "but the trend is clear and it is down." Indeed, even president [Donald Trump's declaration]() that he was going to buy a Tesla in support of his advisor resulted in little more than a brief five percent bump in stock price, per [analysis from the *GuruFocus* research firm](). As a result of the share plummet, [Musk lost $16 billion]() of his net worth in a single day — a loss he shrugged off, [*Axios* noted](), by quoting Monty Python. Naturally, the multi-hyphenate himself isn't taking credit for Tesla's free-for-all sell-off. Instead, he's [pointing fingers]() at anyone and everyone else — the way a child would. **More on Tesla:** [*Elon Musk Freaking Out as Tesla Craters*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()