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Hyperloop was nonsense from day one. That's why all Musk did way publish some vague white paper and hype it up while staying himself clear of any of that. Its only purpose was to kill California High Speed rail anyway.
The conventional wisdom is that he's still a genius but was masterfully playing 4-D chess.
Personally I don't believe it, I think he genuinely did think he was being a genius and that it was going to happen.
I doubt that. No 4D-chess required. He absolutely refused to invest anything into Hyperloop from the start nor did any of his companies do work on it. He may have been high on his own supply with rockets and self drivingbut certainly not with Hyperloop. Just follow the money.