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The negative nonsense here is surely astroturf but from whom? “Without tunnels we’ll be in traffic hell forever” -Elon Musk Better electric transportation is
by paulsutter 8y ago
The negative nonsense here is surely astroturf but from whom?
“Without tunnels we’ll be in traffic hell forever” -Elon Musk
Better electric transportation is an unalloyed good.
- cozzyd 8y agoSome of us are concerned about burying more money underneath Block 37 ( https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/How-Chicago-Spent-400M-On-a-Subway-Superstation-to-Nowhere-293754431.html https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/How-Chicago-Spent-... )
- paulsutter 8y agoThere’s no public money being spent here
- cozzyd 8y agoIf this were Germany or Japan, I might believe that. But this is Chicago so please forgive me for being a bit skeptical.
- dayaz36 8y agoI've been saying for years there is obvious astroturfing on HN just like on reddit. Every time I mention it it's dismissed as a conspiracy theory..
- compcoffee 8y ago>Every time I mention it it's dismissed as a conspiracy theory. Being as how myself and other people I know have been those accused of "astroturfing" for expressing any skepticism towards Musk's projects, I know it's a conspiracy theory.
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y agoHaving seen the success of Musks's other projects I have high hopes for this. But I'm not seeing anything overly negative here, just some healthy scepticism and questions?