• Roopappy@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

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

  • supertrucker@lemmy.ml
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    3 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

  • VeryVito@lemmy.ml
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    3 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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      3 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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    3 months ago

    Riding a fast train in China was one of my worst Chinese experiences.

    I can’t claim to have ridden anything in the US though…

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    3 months ago

    The state of the rail system is a relatively reliable measure of how densely populated a country is.

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      3 months ago

      This just seems like hand-wringing for the pitiful state of the rail system in the USA. A country can have many dense population centres separated by large distances, making HSR viable and worthwhile, but still have low population density overall - just like the USA. The only real obstacle is political will/public support.

      Western China has around half the population density of the USA but is already served by a 1,900km HSR line.