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Here in Norway a bridge built with known structural deficiencies did in fact collapse[1], and basically nothing has happened except tax payers get to pay even m
by magicalhippo 2y ago
Here in Norway a bridge built with known structural deficiencies did in fact collapse[1], and basically nothing has happened except tax payers get to pay even more for a new bridge.
Unless enough lives are lost, people generally don't care that much it seems.
[1]: https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/statens-vegvesen-legg-fram-rapport-etter-at-tretten-bru-kollapsa-1.16721805 https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/statens-vegvesen-legg-fram-rapp...
- nicce 2y ago> basically nothing has happened Maybe they proudly stated knowing the risks, and while unfortunate, risks became reality. And then everything is fine.
- _heimdall 2y agoI'm not sure if this would line up with the Dunbar number or something similar, but it sure seems reasonable that societies and centralized power should never grow beyond the scale where people stop caring. If the public is expected to keep government and corporstions in check but the public doesn't care, it can only end poorly.