“Apparently, the one tunnel it built has paid for itself 100x over.”
gotta link for that nonsense you just made up?
here’s the real skinny on the Boring Company, which is no longer owned by Musk:
only one operational tunnel has been completed, namely one in las vegas, namely the Boring Company is SUBSIDIZING the operation of that one tunnel:
“Tunnels connecting different parts of the Las Vegas Convention Center are open. Due to operational expenses, it is probable that the Boring Company is subsidizing the Loop to keep customer prices low. A day pass from Resorts World costs $5, while the LVCVA is paying the Boring Company an additional $4.5 million annually, which equates to $7.50 per ride.[22]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boring_Company
At least, according to the Boring company, 700,000 passengers have taken the loop. Las Vegas has approved the entire thing based on the numbers that exist.
https://weregoingtovegas.com/las-vegas-loop-the-boring-company/
Where did you see this. According to the Wikipedia link you posted,
In early 2018, the Boring Company was spun out from SpaceX and into a separate corporate entity.[13] Somewhat less than 10% of equity was given to early employees, and over 90% to Elon Musk.