Them being uninsurable in some states definitely isn't helping with demand. And Tesla refuses to accept them for trade in.
They know they're dumpster fires on wheels. They cut every corner possible and you can find hundreds of videos of them just falling to pieces
It's almost as if, when people aren't taken in shitty jobs or of necessity and constantly worrying about survival, they can find work they actually enjoy doing, without worrying as much about the compensation.