Not so friendly reminder that musk specifically came up with, and pushed, for hyperloop knowing that it would never be made, as an effort to stop the development of highspeed rail in America and shift all political discussions of it because “something better is around the corner”:

As I’ve written in my book, Musk admitted to his biographer Ashlee Vance that Hyperloop was all about trying to get legislators to cancel plans for high-speed rail in California—even though he had no plans to build it. Several years ago, Musk said that public transit was “a pain in the ass” where you were surrounded by strangers, including possible serial killers, to justify his opposition.

source: new york times

Also: 2024 update, the total length of China’s high-speed rail tracks has now reached well over 45,000 km, or 28,000 miles, by the end of 2023.

They are additionally five years ahead of schedule and expect to double the total number within ten years. And, before someone inevitably complains about “how expensive it is”, they are turning over a net-profit of over $600M USD a year.

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    • Rob T Firefly@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      3 months ago

      Doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to let that broken clock into your YouTube algorithm and reward it with clicks.

      • Snapz@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        Really though, what specifically are you talking about? I’ve been subscribed for literal years. This guy literally just debunks scams from musk, religious zealots, kickstarter/startup scams and things like that (and also randomly does science experiments with sodium that are completely over my head.). Haven’t seen any of what your saying as a focus or expressed opinion in his videos.

        My algorithm is better for having this person in there.

    • StrawberryEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      yes he’s a scientist and has a lot of videos debunking tech bro pseudoscience, I just think it’s worth knowing how muvh of an unhinged asshole he is