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tptacek on Dec 20, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Hyperloop is making progress

"Because Elon Musk" isn't a real argument, but as this thread shows, it is routinely mistaken for one.

duaneb on Dec 22, 2014 [–]

"Because consensus" hasn't been terribly great either, thought it is routinely mistaken for one. IMHO fantastical implies that it directly contradicts rationality, not common knowledge.

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