At this point we all know Musk only did this as part of his general "hyperloop" boondoggle to kill California high speed rail. Why do we have to continue to pretend this was anything other than an idiotic PR stunt?
Ah yes, the hyperloop is what killed California high speed rail. If only it weren't for those few tweets, it would be successful and done by now.
Or maybe there's another reason these high speed rail projects consistently fail. An insane regulatory and litigious environment where no technology progress can be made. Meanwhile, in Asia, rail is being laid at insane pace.
What do you think it'll take to match their progress? Do you honestly think Elon is the reason this is all failing?
> If only it weren't for those few tweets, it would be successful and done by now.
Not what I said. I said he did it to try and kill high speed rail, not that he was solely responsible for its failure. And Musk did a whole lot more than tweet.
