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My father is convinced Elon is an idealist but I'd like to show him he's been misled

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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The Hyperloop still hasn't happened in an age where we can grab rockets from the sky.

It was just a great idea to stop development of high-speed rail so cars could still make sense for longer.

Hopefully USA seems to be realising already: https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/22/hyperloop-one-elon-musk-high-speed-rail/

[โ€“] Carighan 7 points 2 weeks ago

I mean hyperloop is just "train, but bad". No clue what people ever saw in that "tech".