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Re:Why Japan has such good railways by otterley on Sunday April 19, 2026 @01:15AM (#47821981)
Those factors are tied together and aren’t easily separable. The racism and classism comes in because they believe that people of a different race or class will diminish the value of their investment.
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Re:Why Japan has such good railways by tormeh on Sunday April 19, 2026 @02:38AM (#47822252)
If enough people believe this then it is true. That's just how markets work.
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Re:Why Japan has such good railways by otterley on Sunday April 19, 2026 @01:06PM (#47825777)
It is how (unregulated) markets work, but is this the right outcome? What do you think would happen if this were allowed to play out to its logical extent?
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Re:Why Japan has such good railways by kulahan on Friday April 24, 2026 @08:33PM (#47897473)
Desirable things become expensive and undesirable things become inexpensive.
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