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It's a pun, not actually a 'negative' headline.

• JTon 13y ago
  To me, it's read as both a pun and a negative headline. I'm surprised others don't see it that way as well
  • protomyth 13y ago
    "not so fast" is generally a nice way of telling someone to stop and consider what they are doing because they are about to do something unwise. I do believe you are correct to take the headline as negative.
  • diydsp 13y ago
    It's purposeful ambiguity to create drama, elicit an emotional reaction, creating a slightly tenser situation in the brain, and hence divert resources from baseline functioning to a heightened start of awareness. So, we react to the fear, find there's nothing to worry about and move on. Ultimately, though, gathering attention this way is counterproductive because it inhibits the brain from taking in new information. If we were invited to collaborate in the thought in a more relaxed matter, there would be fewer "stress-clicks" and more worthwhile, creative contributions. The main purpose of the article is of course to promote the product of his organization through making a community contribution, so what do I expect. Maybe I'm just in a more serious mood on this day. We should be grateful to this person for pointing out this info to us :)
  • pbreit 13y ago
    That's what I thought initially but I don't think it was meant to be that negative but more reflective of the content of the post which had to do specifically with how fast the hyperloop could go in certain areas.