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> in developing country Arecibo is located in the United States. Unless Puerto Rico declared independence recently, that is. Snide remarks about Texas aside,
by KPGv2 2y ago
> in developing country
Arecibo is located in the United States. Unless Puerto Rico declared independence recently, that is.
Snide remarks about Texas aside, would you say SpaceX is located in a developing country? Because you'd be hard-pressed to argue that Arecibo was located in a less developed place than SpaceX's South Texas facility.
This is Arecibo: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Dd6pCS1IBN4/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEhCK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAxMIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD&rs=AOn4CLBA-Q1VXGlO1bAE0XOdfC1OQ_ni6w https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Dd6pCS1IBN4/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEhCK4...
This is the nearest town to SpaceX's facility: https://archleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AMRT_TX00_01_Downtown_1300x975.jpg https://archleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AMRT_TX00_...
- stavros 2y agoIsn't that what the GP said?
- dark-star 2y agoBy some metrics, the US is considered a developing country. For example the U.N. places it at rank 46, below such countries as Romania, Cuba, Bulgaria, Albania: https://dashboards.sdgindex.org/rankings https://dashboards.sdgindex.org/rankings Edit: you US people can downvote me as much as you want, that won't change the facts :-D
- rootusrootus 2y agoI can find some ranking metric that your country will be low on the list, I guarantee it. On the other hand, what metric can I find that puts it at #1? There are a few of those that work for the US.
- dark-star 2y agosure, if you're looking for "any" ranking... but this is not some random dude's "top 100 countries to visit" or something. It's the U.N.'s official list of developed countries. That puts some credibility to it, and it is definitely relevant in this topic since people were discussing whether the US counted as developed country or not. That is certainly more credible than finding "some list where [my] country is low on". I'm sure they are out there but I don't think you can find any list by the UN or any other credible world-wide organization. Please, feel free to prove me wrong! Oh, and what list(s) did you have in mind where the US is #1? I can't think of many (at least not positive ones)
- ggm 2y agoIt was a bad application of country. How do you feel about "An economically challenging location with weaker supply chain, infrastructure and potentially lower compliance to standards in engineering." The GDP of Puerto Rico overall in 1960 was $1.6b. You would expect about 20x growth over the time window, and its more like 100x. No disrespect to Puerto Ricans intended.
- omegaworks 2y ago[flagged]
- ggm 2y agoNot denying this, but I am unsure that plays to why Arecibo might have had baked in issues. I was trying to talk to the economics behind potentially weaker construction than expected. I'm told Brazilia has mighty fine buildings, but there are maintenance issues with doing Niemeyer's vision in the Jungle. Le Corbusier's designs for New Delhi certainly had their challenges. So, I don't know that "colonialism" is the root problem here but perhaps it is?
- dylan604 2y ago> Snide remarks about Texas aside, which is funny as taking Texas alone, it would have a top 10 economy in the world. so to the people running it making decisions that those snide remarks are pointed, it looks to them like they are doing just fine thank you very much. and this is why my vote today goes to nothing.
- leptons 2y agoLol, no... as someone who has actually been to Aricebo, that is nowhere near where the telescope is in Puerto Rico. You showed a postcard from the coastal area of Aricebo in your link. The telescope is a very long and winding road away from there, it's very remote, there's nothing really near there at all. Your links are disingenuous at best, you show possibly the best part of Puerto Rico against the worst part of TX.