Re:China laying tracks for 1,000km/h maglev trains
by trhway on Thursday October 03, 2019 @06:36PM
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>Can you imagine the impact of being able to train from San Diego to LA in 30mins? LA to San Fran in an hour and a half?
well, that train railway and its stops and other infrastructure would have to be build over somebody's lands/homes - the somebody's lives would have to be significantly impacted against their will. "The Needs of the Many Outweigh the Needs of the Few"? Especially that in practice those "Many" are frequently just some other, more influential, "Few".
>an autocratic and repulsive Government
that is a one [brutally] efficient way to outweigh the needs of the few ...
well, that train railway and its stops and other infrastructure would have to be build over somebody's lands/homes - the somebody's lives would have to be significantly impacted against their will. "The Needs of the Many Outweigh the Needs of the Few"? Especially that in practice those "Many" are frequently just some other, more influential, "Few".
>an autocratic and repulsive Government
that is a one [brutally] efficient way to outweigh the needs of the few ...