The Fake Futurism of Elon Musk
Tom Nicholas1 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
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A video essay by Tom Nicholas critiquing Elon Musk's futurism, covering SpaceX's Mars plans, Tesla versus Ford and the idea of a slow cancellation of the future. It asks whom Musk's vision of the future serves.
Cited in Musk-related threads as a critical perspective on his futurism and his projects, such as hyperloop.
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But one of the biggest issues I've seen regarding the hyperloop is the near vacuum costing and polluting more than a conventional metro, let alone being slower to shuffle total people than a metro, and more overall more expensive than a metro. For reference: [0] [LINK] While this isn't explicitly about the hyperloop, it gives a good similar line with relation to the hyperloop [1] [VIDEO]
There was an interesting critique of Musks futurism by Tom Nicholas. It definitely gave me another perspective. [VIDEO]
Hyperloop is very much a con job. "Full Self Driving is just a year away" is very much a con job. The cybertruck is a con job. The Tesla Semi is a con job. The tesla robot is a con job. [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] Mark Spiegel: Elon Musk is ‘a pathological liar’ [LINK] The Fake Futurism of Elon Musk [VIDEO] DEBUNKING ELON MUSK Pt1 [LINK] The HYPERLOOP Will Never Work, And Here's Why [LINK]