This is a truly incredible article that criticizes China's plans to build high speed rail to under-served parts of China by taking the angle that it won't make money, and therefore is stupid. Amazing that infrastructure projects that help rural Chinese gain access to a high speed rail network is criticized from the angle of profit-making when making a profit is never the point with infrastructure projects. The NYC subway system wasn't built to "make a profit," but that doesn't mean it was a bad idea. But China bad so somehow them building a crazy amount of high speed rail is bad.

  • Shmyt [he/him,any]
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    4 years ago

    Maybe if we all wear matching barrel outfits they'll ship us as safely and environmentally friendly as all the oil that definitely won't dry up or bottom out this time.