The Fake Futurism of Elon Musk
Why Hacker News recommends it
Cited in Musk-related threads as a critical perspective on his futurism and his projects, such as hyperloop.
What it is
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.
Recommended by 1 HN commenters across 1 different months, 2021 to 2022.
What Hacker News said
Recommends cycomanic · 2022-07 · on “Notice of termination of Twitter merger agreement”
There was an interesting critique of Musks futurism by Tom Nicholas. It definitely gave me another perspective. [this video]
Cites throwaway946513 · 2021-11 · on “Hyperloop: Elon Musk merely renamed a 200-year-old dream”
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]
Cites HyperSane · 2022-10 · on “Tesla engineers were on-site to evaluate the Twitter staff’s code, workers said”
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]