My megaproject ideas are mostly pretty standard. I'd build a high speed rail network across North America, and build and expand metro and regional rail systems in and around every city. I'd turn all cities and suburbs into fifteen-minute cities. I'd decommodify housing, and build ten million units of public/social/non-market housing, mostly three bedroom units. I'd link those last three policies together by building TODs around the new Metro and rail stops. And I'd build bicycle networks in every town and city and connect them to the TODs. I'd build bridges and walkways across skyscrapers. I'd put a bidet in every American toilet (uses less water than toilet paper apart from being more comfortable). Fiber internet in every home. A heat pump in every home. An induction stove in every kitchen. Phase out fossil fuels and power everything with Pumped Storage Hydropower and Geothermal. I'd make the US go Metric.

But my truly crazy, obsessive idea would be to bring back the French Revolutionary calendar. Or I'd purge all French influences from English.

  • ProfessorAdonisCnut [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    White people and even former capitalists are given the opportunity to be full, equal members of society

    • Wheaties [she/her]
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      1 year ago

      Very occasionally, you find a capitalist who'll say something along the lines of "You're prejudiced against rich people! This is discrimination!"

      And, like, sure, OK. But guess what? You can always just give up the capital and then the 'discrimination' ends.

      • bumpusoot [any]
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        1 year ago

        Indeed. Being discriminated against for an unnecessary privilege you voluntarily hog all to yourself is fine.