Alright, I think there needs to be a bit more context behind this tweet, so fuck it, I'll do it. I've held off on talking about Furrydelphia in the past because they seemed to be one of the few furry conventions that don't seem to have much drama attached to them, but I guess now seems like as good of a time as any.
Short version: Furrydelphia opened up their hotel booking yesterday and fucked it up pretty badly, and they're currently trying to be funny and edgy by making "ironic" jokes for Twitter clout, presumably in the hopes that people forget about that fuck-up.
Long version: It's important to understand why this tweet specifically is what has people so riled up. It has nothing to do with the cybertruck, and more with how Furrydelphia has drawn some ire over its pricing and registration practices over the last few months. A decent number of furries seem rightfully annoyed with how there haven't been any answers for most of it, and most responses from staff have been passive-aggressive irony-laced non-sequiturs.
It started earlier this year when the registration prices were about 15% higher than in previous years. As far as I can tell, they've been at the same hotel for the last three years and there hasn't been any explanation or justification for the price increase. For comparison, Anthrocon 2024 (which is larger and also based in Pennsylvania) is charging $65 for basic registration.
This was then followed by granting Super Sponsors (aka anyone willing to pay $240) roughly a month of early access to the hotel's booking site, then changing the date of when it would open up to the general public several times.



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FD then makes several tweets hyping this up, reminding people of the exact time while still making jokes.



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So finally, the booking link drops... and it doesn't work. Some people aren't able to load into the booking site at all, and a lot of the people who manage to are not able to book the rooms and dates they want. The tweet is quickly flooded with replies from people saying they're not able to book.



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FD does at least admit they fucked up but doesn't offer any real proposed solutions for people who weren't able to book.

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And then here's where we're at now, the cybertruck stuff. What makes this situation ridiculous to me is that IMMEDIATELY after apologizing, they started on the whole "we're gonna ban cyber trucks lol" engagement farming posts on Twitter. The Cybertruck tweet was made roughly 40 minutes after tweeting they fucked up.





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To reiterate, Furrydelphia mishandled its hotel block by failing to be transparent about the booking process, repeatedly changing the date and time of the opening, and encountering technical issues when it finally launched. Then, less than 90 minutes later, they began posting content about disliking Cybertrucks and sharing memes for engagement. It's a complete lack of self-awareness to bring that sort of attention to yourself immediately after making a fuck-up like that.