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[image] Sometimes it feels like folks in US would build anything but efficient transit π€¦
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I'll be perfectly honest as a non-American who tries to not hear about Musk, I had no idea this was actually built.
I'd heard about it, but I didn't think they'd be stupid enough to actually build it.
Some people are "idea" guys, other guys are wealthy. When these are separate people, great things can come of it. When they are both the same person, stupid shit comes of it.
You might be thinking of the hyper loop, that weird vacuum thing. That didn't get built. This is just a tunnel with a taxi service in it.
That's the one I was thinking of.
The whole idea of a network of vehicles running under the city makes me think of some words dystopian future where there's a literal underclass of people living underground, and - oh...
Futurama. Futurama is what I'm thinking of π and that one episode of Doctor Who in New New New New New New New New New New New New New New New York π
I mean they built a tunnel. We've been building tunnels since before electricity was invented.
And as mentioned it's no different to the tunnel of love at Disney, or a sky bridge between two hotels in Vegas.
Yeah, but they clearly didn't build this one properly.
https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-boring-company-tunnel-sludge
I have yet to see any evidence that Musk is an idea guy.
I'm an idea guy. The ideas he funds are idiotic. My theory is he has a team of idea guys and he asks them what would be cool, then funds it.
He is an ideas guy in the worst possible way - he comes up with a half-baked thought and then has a team of people far more talented than him work out the logistics of making it a reality, and takes all the credit for the result. Granted, those people are well compensated for their role, but it's so dumb how laypeople just heap praise onto musk as if he could realistically be the CEO of 5 companies simultaneously and still adequately perform his duties without any kind of delegation or outright negligence.
My idea: More trains.