The establishment vs Uber

[kandrathe]

I didn't really indicate who should pay for the experimental land space. Usually these days it requires a public / private partnership to get a big long tract of land because invariably you'll cross some wire, pipe, ditch, road, etc. plus, there are the lengthy environmental impact considerations, which are easier if you have local, and state authorities helping rather than hindering.

When it comes to these types of big society decisions I'm more pragmatic. Was Hoover dam a good idea? Probably it was the right thing, at the right time. I don't really care if mr. Musk and his investors get rich, but it is important for the whole of society to figure out a few big problems we've made by going down the dead end road of fossil fuels. They are heating, electricity generation, and transportation. I'm concerned we're running out of time arguing, and not even to the dabbling phase.