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looking at the pictorial map representative and suggestive of "hyperconnected cities" looks rather like trade routes.. which of course have been around for mile
by basicplus2 10y ago
looking at the pictorial map representative and suggestive of "hyperconnected cities" looks rather like trade routes.. which of course have been around for milenia
- notahacker 10y agoAnd its evidence for the breaking down borders of nation states is pretty scant too. A big map showing oil pipelines isn't really much evidence for Eurasia being a "seamless megacontinent" when communication takes place via telephone/internet and transport by air, and contrary to the argument put forward I'm a lot "closer" to Sydney or San Francisco than I am to Beijing, Dubai or Kinshasa when it comes to integration of culture, economies and flow of actual people. Relatively speaking, it's less of a "megacontinent" than when my ancestors could obtain produce traded by Silk Road caravans but didn't realise the Americas or Australia actually existed.
- chiph 10y agoThe I-85 corridor from Atlanta to Greensboro has been known to be a hub for a while. But like the article says, it's hampered by poor road quality.