Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit::The company is selling assets, laying off remaining employees.

  • june@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Yea, it wasn’t an ocean of stupid so much as Elon dangling the idea of a better alternative like the esca of an angler fish with the intention to gobble up the plans for the train project.

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      11 months ago

      A) I applaud you for your masterful continuation of the pelagic theme of this discussion about Elon porpoisely allowing this project to flounder into Davy Jone’s locker.

      B) TIL that an anglerfish lure is called an esca and that a sufficiently literate person can seamlessly weave such an unusual word into this net of fishy discourse… Bravo!

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      11 months ago

      It’s not even like trains are his white whale, he’s just trying to break any alternative to cars before they can catch on

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      11 months ago

      “Better” he hyped up a stupid economically non viable shit so his car company can stay relevant