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> I love Solar City, Tesla, and SpaceX, but I just don't see Hyperloop/Boring Co as viable or useful. Solar City wasn't viable and had to be "bought" by Tesla
by davidreiss 9y ago
> I love Solar City, Tesla, and SpaceX, but I just don't see Hyperloop/Boring Co as viable or useful.
Solar City wasn't viable and had to be "bought" by Tesla to avoid bankruptcy.
> The problems with US transit are political.
Absolutely. There are too many people with vested financial interests who throw roadblocks to sensible public planning.
The irony here is that so much of elon musk and his company exist out of political "help". I don't know how musk does it but he has access to levers of power to keep himself afloat. The guy must have been a smooth talker.
- ryanmarsh 9y agoThe guy must have been a smooth talker. That one's pretty easy to disprove...
- am1988 9y ago> I don't know how musk does it but he has access to levers of power to keep himself afloat. A well run PR machine that keeps the constant hype going. The right misdirection at the right times (we totally need to worry about the mythical smart AI, oh but don't worry about the timeline or the dangers of self driving cars). The Hyperloop and Tunnels are totally amazing building blocks for Mars so we have to build them. I think Musk is a brilliant guy, but the cult around him is pretty ridiculous.