Re:A skeptical response to Musk's hyperloop
by jasonwatkinspdx on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @07:26AM
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Which is an entirely unsupported claim that sheds no light on whether what's in that pdf is accurate or not.
The problem is the article's criticisms aren't categorical. He doesn't apply the same standards he demands of Elon et all to his own claims.
It's sad, because clearly the guy is well informed on public transit projects, but there's no reason for him to descend into ad homs and his own pet psychoanalysis of Elon Musk.
I write this to point out that, in the US, people will treat any crank seriously if he has enough money or enough prowess in another field. A sufficiently rich person is surrounded by sycophants and stenographers who won’t check his numbers against anything.