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by bjornsing 4700 days ago
> Also, Elon has called Hyperloop 'another type of transport', i.e. nothing like we already use, whereas I would say this idea is just an aircraft with a new type of launch system; not as different as Elon suggests it will be.

I'll stick to my reasoning [1], firmly grounded in poesy, and proclaim this the strongest counterargument (slightly rephrased): Elon is simply too proud to call such a system a 'fifth mode of transportation'.

1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6117114