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>Whoever isn't fascinated by the modern power grid is slightly dead inside. The same applies to a ton of other "mundane" things, like road and rail networks, se
by xenihn 10y ago
>Whoever isn't fascinated by the modern power grid is slightly dead inside. The same applies to a ton of other "mundane" things, like road and rail networks, sewage systems, garbage disposal and recycling, and so on.
I feel like the vast majority of people have absolutely no interest in learning about these things, even in a calamitous context.
- mememachine 10y agohow unfortunate for them
- GavinMcG 10y agoI agree, but I down voted the comment for now because it doesn't really contribute anything to the conversation and doesn't seem like it means to.
- Cyph0n 10y agoDefinitely, but how does that relate to the power grid being a mundane system? Are you saying that we're supposed to take the word of the majority when deciding if something is "mundane"? In that case, almost everything we're discussing and upvoting here on HN is "mundane", because <90% (just a guess) of humans actually give a shit.
- will_hughes 10y ago> I feel like the vast majority of people have absolutely no interest in learning about these things True, but shows like How It's Made are incredibly popular, even if they give a very very surface view of the details.