• supertrucker@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    Good thing the USA has one of the best rail systems in the world. Instead of passengers, it hauls all the crap you order off of Amazon

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    2 months ago

    That seems like a rather arbitrary measure. I could just as easily state “The state of the cereal aisle is the most reliable measure…”

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      2 months ago

      The state of the rail system is a good proxy because it’s a huge infrastructure project that doesn’t generate any immediate profit. These types of projects are done primarily to provide social value, thus it’s an indication of a society that is willing to invest into improving the quality of life for the majority.

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    2 months ago

    That must be why mobile and discriminating populations choose to move to China.