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[–] Necromnomicon@lemmy.world 84 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yea but his boring company isn't particularly useful for anything other than stymieing public transportation programs by acquiring contracts with cities and then doing nothing with them. Almost like he has an interest in selling more cars than expand public transit... allegedly.

[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not even allegedly. I could be wrong but I thought he admitted publicly at one point that was the whole idea behind The Boring Co. It might have even been on Rogan. Anyone remember or have a clip? Jamie, pull that up.

[–] driving_crooner 16 points 1 year ago

I think was a biographer, who wrote that the "hyperloop" project existed only to sabotage California's high speed train project.