From a purely practical perspective though, Boring’s geographic reorientation makes sense, particularly in Texas. Tesla, for instance, officially moved its headquarters from Palo Alto to Austin last year, as did Musk himself. Both Texas and Austin also saw some of the largest influx of tech workers migrating during the pandemic as well, though there are signs some of that shakeup is at least partially leveling out.
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Metro areas in Texas and Florida, which largely lack subways and other forms of public transportation, do legitimately need some major reimagining of their transportation infrastructure. Whether or not Boring so far lackluster tubes can actually make any meaningful difference in that department, though, is another thing entirely.