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

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[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 172 points 2 years ago (20 children)

It was born to fail, because its porpoise was to delay and sabotage the California high speed train project.

[–] Deiv@lemmy.ca 70 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yea, it was a very fishy initiative

[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 64 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Elon literally came out and said it was to delay/sabotage the train project

https://twitter.com/parismarx/status/1571628269555826688?lang=en

[–] june@lemmy.world 40 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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.

[–] Telstarado@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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!

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 8 points 2 years ago

Never be surprised at what you may catch sight of in the ocean that is called The Internet

[–] macrocephalic@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years 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

[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] QuadratureSurfer@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Looks like the jokes sailed over your head on this one. /c/woosh

[–] rwhitisissle@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This isn't Elon's hyperloop. It's a company called Hyperloop One, predominately funded by Richard Branson.

[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Distinction without a difference

[–] pickles@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I sea what you did there

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