Doug
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But carried by a horse. This new invention. You know?
But carried by a horse. This new invention. You know?
But carried by a horse. This new invention. You know?
We'll call it a chariot. I think... We'll have it pull a train. Just...
We'll call it a chariot. I think... We'll have it pull a train. Just...
We'll call it a chariot. I think... We'll have it pull a train. Just...
That's a good point. That's a good point. I wish. I feel like there need to be some massive political change to do that. But, you know, if we can't even build housing, it's like, you know, it's I think it's just gets into this horrific morass of lack of building in the United States.
That's a good point. That's a good point. I wish. I feel like there need to be some massive political change to do that. But, you know, if we can't even build housing, it's like, you know, it's I think it's just gets into this horrific morass of lack of building in the United States.
That's a good point. That's a good point. I wish. I feel like there need to be some massive political change to do that. But, you know, if we can't even build housing, it's like, you know, it's I think it's just gets into this horrific morass of lack of building in the United States.
To dramatically oversimplify things. The previous generation, the boomers in the 70s, built a massive amount of stuff in our country. And now they have frozen it in amber and said nobody should build anything. And now everybody else is fucked except them, which is very impressive.
To dramatically oversimplify things. The previous generation, the boomers in the 70s, built a massive amount of stuff in our country. And now they have frozen it in amber and said nobody should build anything. And now everybody else is fucked except them, which is very impressive.
To dramatically oversimplify things. The previous generation, the boomers in the 70s, built a massive amount of stuff in our country. And now they have frozen it in amber and said nobody should build anything. And now everybody else is fucked except them, which is very impressive.
Obviously, it's self-incentivizing, right? It makes sense. Once you own a car, everything incentivizes you to stop public development. to stop housing development, to stop your car, your home goes up, your area remains more valuable. Everything is incentivizing you to not do that. And they built out the whole country and then just stopped it.
Obviously, it's self-incentivizing, right? It makes sense. Once you own a car, everything incentivizes you to stop public development. to stop housing development, to stop your car, your home goes up, your area remains more valuable. Everything is incentivizing you to not do that. And they built out the whole country and then just stopped it.
Obviously, it's self-incentivizing, right? It makes sense. Once you own a car, everything incentivizes you to stop public development. to stop housing development, to stop your car, your home goes up, your area remains more valuable. Everything is incentivizing you to not do that. And they built out the whole country and then just stopped it.
And I could see something happening, but it would need like a genuine political revolution of some kind and a strategic streetcar reserve.
And I could see something happening, but it would need like a genuine political revolution of some kind and a strategic streetcar reserve.
And I could see something happening, but it would need like a genuine political revolution of some kind and a strategic streetcar reserve.
The only way you could justify a 50 lane highway is if the city was 50 times bigger, at which point the traffic is back. It doesn't even fix it. It does not fix it.
The only way you could justify a 50 lane highway is if the city was 50 times bigger, at which point the traffic is back. It doesn't even fix it. It does not fix it.