> The Boring Company is a sign of someone who doesn't understand the problem. That rather depends what problem you expect it to tackle. I reframe everything

> The Boring Company is a sign of someone who doesn't understand the problem. That rather depends what problem you expect it to tackle. I reframe everything Elon Musk does as testing/developing technologies for interplanetary colonization, which don't forget is SpaceX's very specific vision statement (http://www.spacex.com/about http://www.spacex.com/about). Back in 2017 he specifically said "I do think getting good at digging tunnels could be really helpful for Mars" and went on to discuss the value of underground colonies in terms of access to ice, radiation protection etc.