The Fake Futurism of Elon Musk
Tom Nicholas1 HN recommender · recommended in 1 month, 2021-2022
1.8M views · 6 years ago · commentary · dated
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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3 comments from Hacker News
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 ▶ this video DEBUNKING ELON MUSK Pt1 link The HYPERLOOP Will Never Work, And Here's Why link
There was an interesting critique of Musks futurism by Tom Nicholas. It definitely gave me another perspective. ▶ this video
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] ▶ this video