@Taweret@timeloop.cafe A rocket company in China had a test launch of a mass driver-assisted rocket a year or two ago, but I think it didn't go all that well.
As for the rest, I think Elon played Bioshock and was captivated by the idea of a city run entirely by unrestrained capitalism, but he's more into space than the ocean.
Also he apparently wanted to use Mars as a stepping stone to other star systems, which... it's like tilting your head slightly to one direction as a stepping stone to traveling around the world.
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half of xAI's original 12 person founding team has now left, with five departures in just the last year alone