People aren't stupid, they can understand that a project can deliver more benefits than just the words in a project's name. But you've got knowledgeable people

People aren't stupid, they can understand that a project can deliver more benefits than just the words in a project's name. But you've got knowledgeable people patiently giving plain easy-to-digest descriptions on the benefits ... which are ignored entirely by those with a bigger platforms who boil it down to "do we really need the fast trains?"