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The Hyperloop was never meant to be built. Elon Musk admitted it was all about fueling opposition to California’s high-speed rail project so it would get canceled.
He never planned to improve transportation; he just wants to keep people trapped in cars.
https://newrepublic.com/article/174089/big-tech-watching-drive
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Let this be a lesson to people who time after time after time fall for corporate bullshit. This is why companies should never be elevated above what people - specifically experts - say. Whether it is some social campaign or greenwashing or a host of other “feel good” initiatives that almost universally are there for marketing and nothing more. Companies are here to make money. That’s it.
it is true that companies are here to make money. my question is: are there any institutions whose purpose is to benefit humanity, without any hidden maladaptive intent? even the “communicating important scientific work to the public” enterprise is corrupted by perverse incentives.
and if not, what is the process by such an institution can come about?
There is a lot of open source software, projects, ML/AI models, where individuals have put hundreds if not thousands of hours of work and are offering their work for free to other people.
Then again we also have Linux and believe it or not, the world wouldn’t be the same without it. This OS has been created by one single individual who to this day didn’t want to monetize his creation, otherwise he would have been filthy rich by now.
I don’t, I find so many Marxists online who think via magical thinking the proletariat is just gonna rise up and be better than the status quo. China and USSR failed and are now hellscapes when it comes to liberty and human rights. We have compromises like those in the Scandinavian countries where it’s not perfect, but people generally have good health care, freedom, and generally a good standard of living. Those are the extremes in modern governments. I think the USA can do better, but we are much better off than Russians and Chinese, so far.
Yes, that’s definitely true. There are narratives at play, ulterior motives everywhere, and of course Musk is playing his cards for the sake maximizing revenue.
In general, it’s best to follow the money. That’s the way our world works.
I didn’t ask for it to be that way, but that’s the way it is.
Let this be a lesson to people who time after time after time fall for corporate bullshit. This is why companies should never be elevated above what people - specifically experts - say. Whether it is some social campaign or greenwashing or a host of other “feel good” initiatives that almost universally are there for marketing and nothing more. Companies are here to make money. That’s it.
it is true that companies are here to make money. my question is: are there any institutions whose purpose is to benefit humanity, without any hidden maladaptive intent? even the “communicating important scientific work to the public” enterprise is corrupted by perverse incentives. and if not, what is the process by such an institution can come about?
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There is a lot of open source software, projects, ML/AI models, where individuals have put hundreds if not thousands of hours of work and are offering their work for free to other people.
Then again we also have Linux and believe it or not, the world wouldn’t be the same without it. This OS has been created by one single individual who to this day didn’t want to monetize his creation, otherwise he would have been filthy rich by now.
He’s pretty rich regardless.
I don’t, I find so many Marxists online who think via magical thinking the proletariat is just gonna rise up and be better than the status quo. China and USSR failed and are now hellscapes when it comes to liberty and human rights. We have compromises like those in the Scandinavian countries where it’s not perfect, but people generally have good health care, freedom, and generally a good standard of living. Those are the extremes in modern governments. I think the USA can do better, but we are much better off than Russians and Chinese, so far.
Yes, that’s definitely true. There are narratives at play, ulterior motives everywhere, and of course Musk is playing his cards for the sake maximizing revenue.
In general, it’s best to follow the money. That’s the way our world works.
I didn’t ask for it to be that way, but that’s the way it is.
You should question the angle everywhere.