But uh when China does it it’s horrible incompetent waste that will destroy the Chinese economy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
But uh when China does it it’s horrible incompetent waste that will destroy the Chinese economy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@gonglei89 Correction that IS destroying the economy
@gonglei89 don't you know because of some unprofitable lines in tibet and Xinjiang the whole hsr system of china is unprofitable and this is why seeseepee will crumble
@gonglei89 When California tries, it's just funny (as long as we don't think about the opportunity costs of the money).
@gonglei89 This reminds me of a post I saw that was along the lines of "If a modern economist was hired by Japan during the Meiji restoration he'd tell the government to just get really good at farming rice"
@gonglei89 Not to mention the viaducts were all supposed to collapse by 2017 at the latest thanks to improperly mixed concrete or something.