idk what infrastructure could take being crashed into with that much uncontrolled mass
Yes, the infrastructure should be better, but also the controls on chunks of mass being floated around should probably also be revised, capitalist attitudes towards international shipping are going to need to be revisited if they want to keep their bridges and ports intact long-term
this is a hilarious joke though, obviously they don't give a fuck about long-term, Line Must Go Up (this fiscal year)
idk what infrastructure could take being crashed into with that much uncontrolled mass
To me, this is kinda like seeing a kid get run over by a truck and then saying "there's no way we could make a kid strong enough to withstand an 18-wheeler." It's true, but I think it misses the point.
The procedures and processes around the use of infrastructure are also part of the infrastructure on a practical level. The only way this wasn't infrastructure related is if the investigation finds that the ship was 100% mechanically at fault in a way nobody could have predicted. That's possible, I suppose.
The other way to look at this is that there are much more busy ports that Baltimore and they don't ever have ships crashing into bridges due to their systems and processes.
Edit: Just adding that I'm agreeing with your subsequent paragraphs after the quoted line, not trying to debate lord.
The infrastructure in the US is beyond fukt
but
idk what infrastructure could take being crashed into with that much uncontrolled mass
Yes, the infrastructure should be better, but also the controls on chunks of mass being floated around should probably also be revised, capitalist attitudes towards international shipping are going to need to be revisited if they want to keep their bridges and ports intact long-term
this is a hilarious joke though, obviously they don't give a fuck about long-term, Line Must Go Up (this fiscal year)
To me, this is kinda like seeing a kid get run over by a truck and then saying "there's no way we could make a kid strong enough to withstand an 18-wheeler." It's true, but I think it misses the point.
The procedures and processes around the use of infrastructure are also part of the infrastructure on a practical level. The only way this wasn't infrastructure related is if the investigation finds that the ship was 100% mechanically at fault in a way nobody could have predicted. That's possible, I suppose.
The other way to look at this is that there are much more busy ports that Baltimore and they don't ever have ships crashing into bridges due to their systems and processes.
Edit: Just adding that I'm agreeing with your subsequent paragraphs after the quoted line, not trying to debate lord.