“Elon Musk admitted to his biographer that the reason the Hyperloop was announced—even tho he had no intention of pursuing it—was to try to disrupt the California high-speed rail project to get in the way of that actually succeeding.” — @Paris Marx @Gizmodo https://gizmodo.com/silicon-valleys-transportation-failures-tesla-waymo-bir-1849382788…

If you’re shocked or surprised, you haven’t been paying attention. Dumb, dangerous, deliberate distraction. (from 2017)

“But that collective admiration has only served to bolster an unaccountable & increasingly hostile billionaire. The holes in those future visions, & the dangers of applauding billionaire visionaries, have only become harder to ignore.” @Paris Marx in @TIME. https://time.com/6203815/elon-musk-flaws-billionaire-visions/…

“What a shock,” said no one paying attention. #Hyperloop #ElonMusk