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It is controversial, as infrastructure is not neutral and largely influences the design of cities and therefore impacts who benefits and who suffers. E.g. buil
by carschno 6y ago
It is controversial, as infrastructure is not neutral and largely influences the design of cities and therefore impacts who benefits and who suffers.
E.g. build streets for cars or public transportation? Build more airports or research for alternative transportation means?
- keiferski 6y agoThen come to a democratic solution, like literally every other problem in a democracy?
- mamon 6y agoFree markets are pretty close to democracy, except instead of voting with ballots people vote with their money.
- carschno 6y agoAgreed, that was my point. Which infrastructure to build and maintain, and how, can be complex questions that affect different people in different ways. Hence it is not a thing that could just be done uncontroversially.