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I don't think so at all and the evidence points to a profound stagnation in our ability to build. So, if we can't even admit that we're terrible at building fas
by systemvoltage 3y ago
I don't think so at all and the evidence points to a profound stagnation in our ability to build. So, if we can't even admit that we're terrible at building fast, there is very little hope. Step No. 1 is admission and introspection:
https://www.fullstackeconomics.com/p/why-america-cant-build-big-things-any-more https://www.fullstackeconomics.com/p/why-america-cant-build-...
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/us/california-high-speed-rail.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/us/california-high-speed-...
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/05/opinion/economy-construction-productivity-mystery.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/05/opinion/economy-construct...
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/04/opinion/manufacturing-united-states-masks.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/04/opinion/manufacturing-uni...
https://www.palladiummag.com/2022/06/09/why-america-cant-build/ https://www.palladiummag.com/2022/06/09/why-america-cant-bui...
https://www.wsj.com/articles/infrastructure-us-costly-explained-solutions-11658263884 https://www.wsj.com/articles/infrastructure-us-costly-explai...
https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/19/why-cant-we-build-anything/ https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/19/why-cant-we-build-anything...
- climatologist 3y agoHave you personally seen those construction sites? Just go and observe, the stagnation narrative is overblown.