CaptainChaos74 t1_j8feh26 wrote on February 13, 2023 at 10:17 PM

Reply to comment by minusmode in 7 international companies have teamed with the EU to form the International Hyperloop Association, the industry's first trade body. by lughnasadh

> Who is even benefiting from this at this point?

The auto and aviation industries. Musk has admitted that basically the only reason for Hyperloop was to sabotage high speed rail in California. I imagine this consortium has similar aims. Deflect investment from where it would actually be effective at getting people out of the car or airplane.

RationalBeliever t1_j8fjp6p wrote on February 13, 2023 at 10:53 PM

Source on Musk?

CaptainChaos74 t1_j8h38dm wrote on February 14, 2023 at 6:38 AM

He said it to his biographer: https://twitter.com/parismarx/status/1167410460125097990. He's also admitted that he thinks public transit is "gross": https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-awkward-dislike-mass-transit/.

Reddit-runner t1_j8h1vbf wrote on February 14, 2023 at 6:21 AM

There is non. This is only something anti-Musk stans cling to.

It literally is based on a screenshot of a twitter reaction on a half-sentence in one of his biographies, which at closer inspection has actually nothing to do with it.

Musk is a controversial figure to say the least. But the mental hoops some stans jump through to keep spewing their nonsense are astonishing.

Edit: Judging by the downvotes people really hate when facts like that are pointed out.

But you will be hard pressed to find any Anti-Musk stan who is actually willing to support his stand on this subject with sources. Wonder why...

The closest you will get to an argument is usually high-school grade name calling.