Apparently all Musk wanted to do with this was undercut any attempts at high speed rail in California.
Who would have known that an idea that was shot down a century ago could fail?
I came up with the idea for the hyperloop when I was 12. At no point did I delude myself into thinking it was anything but a goofy sci-fi technology that would remain completely unviable for a very long time.
smartphones, space travel, organ transplants, & instant global communication have entered the chat.
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Smartphones were not invented in one go. They were the result of decades of advancement in computer technology. Each step along the way was useful for something.
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Space travel was funded by the space race, something into which the 2 world industrial powers put a substantial chuck of their economy into. It was also done for a military benefit and again, was done in multiple steps. Hyperloop, despite being a harder thing to create, was funded by a few private capitals.
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Organ transplants aren’t infrastructure. They aren’t even remotely comparable to hyperloop.
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“Instant” global communication has been possible for a very long time. The first transatlantic cable was laid down in 1858. The only thing different today is the number and speed of cables.
My point (which everyone seems to be missing) is that all of these things were once considered to be impossible, until they weren’t.
This literally means nothing, it doesn’t mean you can just ignore any potential problems with a concept and just try to build it anyway
And even if Hyperloop is possible, it still doesn’t make sense to do, because high speed rail already exists and makes a lot more sense, the US should start building that instead
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Huh. Surprised they just closed it on its own. I would’ve thought there would’ve been some massive disaster, like the tunnel collapsing or catching fire or something.
I was so hopeful some really angry train nerd would try to find a random unguarded section of the tube and shoot at it with a handgun, causing billions in damages.
I’m surprised how little anti-capitalist gun violence there is in the US. Why aren’t corporate boardrooms the targets of mass shootings?
The most hardline devoted communists/anarchists/etc who would be most likely to commit ideological terrorism are familiar with the historical failures of adventurism, so they don’t do it. Another big factor is that corporate boardrooms, mansions, yachts, etc, are much more difficult to gain access to than driving down to the nearest wal-mart and opening fire on random poor people. Lastly I’d say people with left-ish political views tend to generally believe suffering inc death/murder is bad and are just less violent in general.
I do assume some attempts are made and we just don’t hear about it though. Like, there have to have been assassination attempts by chuds on Biden (and Obama before him), right? It’s just suppressed so as to not give people ideas. Stands to reason the same thing would apply the other direction.
