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It's also interesting that, if you become a symbolic leader, it doesn't matter if you're right or wrong: you're inspiring others to continue your work either way. What matters is that he had an idea/opinion, and shared it.

Is this what Musk tried to do with Hyperloop?



> Is this what Musk tried to do with Hyperloop?

No, it was just grift. Hyperloop was "debunked" many times, as in fundamental shortcomings of the proposed idea were discussed.


I feel the point there is that you can propose all day, until you try you never know, and it would have been a damn cool thing to pull off. He hedged a bet


If Musk did indeed try to do that, did he succeed?




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