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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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I think the privatized space launch vehicles push is worthy endeavour. Costs of launching on space x are significantly lower. Lockheed and Boeing weren’t doing it, and there will be benefit to society in the future.
However, that’s about all I can justify as being well meaning. So many other ventures were completely stupid. Instead of buying Twitter, he could have built the highspeed rail and owned that shit, but naw.
I mean, the Russians competed with the US space race at a much lower budget. Privatization of this stuff wasn’t necessary to make it cheaper. The US government is just particularly inefficient with spending at times.
I think the privatized space launch vehicles push is worthy endeavour. Costs of launching on space x are significantly lower. Lockheed and Boeing weren’t doing it, and there will be benefit to society in the future.
However, that’s about all I can justify as being well meaning. So many other ventures were completely stupid. Instead of buying Twitter, he could have built the highspeed rail and owned that shit, but naw.
I mean, the Russians competed with the US space race at a much lower budget. Privatization of this stuff wasn’t necessary to make it cheaper. The US government is just particularly inefficient with spending at times.