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Boston was a mess before the big dig. Enough ink has been spilled over how long it took, but just about everybody agrees the city is better for it.
by rm_-rf_slash 2y ago
Boston was a mess before the big dig. Enough ink has been spilled over how long it took, but just about everybody agrees the city is better for it.
- silverlake 2y agoThere’s a great podcast that delves into the Big Dig. It was an exceedingly difficult giant construction project. The original cost estimate was a made up number for political expediency. They lied knowing once they dug a big hole the sunk-cost fallacy would pull them over the finish line.
- PaulHoule 2y agoSee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ9wEUKs4U4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ9wEUKs4U4
- MostlyStable 2y ago>lied knowing once they dug a big hold the sunk-cost fallacy would pull them over the finish line. That's essentially what the CA high speed rail folks did. It remains to be seen if it ends up working out for them.
- ShrimpHawk 2y ago[flagged]