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For the cost of this object, we could have built 3 new subway lines in NYC WITHOUT dealing with our cost disease. For the cost of the object, you could set up
by local_crmdgeon 3y ago
For the cost of this object, we could have built 3 new subway lines in NYC WITHOUT dealing with our cost disease.
For the cost of the object, you could set up a university program to figure out Anglo cost disease, then build ~10 subway lines at Japanese costs.
Asking why our society funds things the way they do is a very reasonable and responsible question
- bobthepanda 3y agoAs a slightly less wonky comparison, the entire market cap of Delta (the largest airline in the world by market cap) last year was $23B, so Facebook could've just outright purchased Delta and still had over $10B left over.
- ethbr1 3y agoAnd then they could have gotten Delta to build a virtual reality headset! (And possibly gotten a better outcome, seeing as Delta has a helluva lot more experience than Facebook with ergonomics and normal people)