> Not applicable to Hyperloop, which he has pretty clearly said he is not going to get done. But he conceived the idea. Ideas have value and can be said to be

> Not applicable to Hyperloop, which he has pretty clearly said he is not going to get done. But he conceived the idea. Ideas have value and can be said to be "done". To argue that pure ideas have no substance is to argue against science. I think it's admirable that he published the idea without attachment or limitation, in such a way that others can turn it into hardware.