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American infrastructure is legitimately bad. I say that as someone who grew up there and spent the last half decade in UK. What’s different about America is th

American infrastructure is legitimately bad. I say that as someone who grew up there and spent the last half decade in UK. What’s different about America is that we find different ways of dealing with the crap infrastructure, based on how much we’re willing to spend. Want to circumvent the awful public transit system? Just pay for an Uber. ($70 JFK to Manhattan vs. the worst experience of your life taking public transit x3 if you’re lucky…) Not happy with Medicare? Pay for private insurance. (btw - this happens in UK too.) Public schools not up to par? Pay for your kid to go to private school. Drinking water icky? No problem, buy some Evian from Whole Foods (Amazon delivers!) Don’t like your Broadband? Well unfortunately in this case you’re SOL… Some of this stuff is bad with no alternative, like the bridges and the broadband… those are the weaknesses that worry me. You can’t privatize bridges. Meanwhile in the UK: trains run nonstop to every city, broadband is 500mbps on average (and $50), healthcare is free (slow, but not much slower than US)… but everything else is same problems and they pay less here.

VWWHFSfQ 1y ago
USA is a very, very large place. > American infrastructure is legitimately bad. I say that as someone who grew up there and spent the last half decade in UK. "the last half decade in UK" -- so what is that, the last 3-5 years? Where did you live? That matters. > Want to circumvent the awful public transit system? Just pay for an Uber. Again, USA is a very large place. Which city are you talking about? Only NYC? > Public schools not up to par? Pay for your kid to go to private school. What does "up to par" mean? Which public schools, where? The quality varies significantly state-to-state, and even county-to-county. > Drinking water icky? No problem, buy some Evian from Whole Foods (Amazon delivers!) Where are you talking about? (we know about Flint, MI)
- chatmasta 1y ago
  > the last 3-5 years It’s actually closer to a decade (2016). > What does "up to par" mean Honestly idk, I have no kids and I went to the top private school in the US. > Drinking water icky I’m just addressing the points of TFA which categorizes infrastructure like this. Me personally, I fill my bottle from the tap (even with “hard water” which is a very UK thing..), and only worry about it to the extent I’ve filled the same bottle for a few months…

VWWHFSfQ 1y ago

USA is a very, very large place. > American infrastructure is legitimately bad. I say that as someone who grew up there and spent the last half decade in UK. "the last half decade in UK" -- so what is that, the last 3-5 years? Where did you live? That matters. > Want to circumvent the awful public transit system? Just pay for an Uber. Again, USA is a very large place. Which city are you talking about? Only NYC? > Public schools not up to par? Pay for your kid to go to private school. What does "up to par" mean? Which public schools, where? The quality varies significantly state-to-state, and even county-to-county. > Drinking water icky? No problem, buy some Evian from Whole Foods (Amazon delivers!) Where are you talking about? (we know about Flint, MI)

chatmasta 1y ago
> the last 3-5 years It’s actually closer to a decade (2016). > What does "up to par" mean Honestly idk, I have no kids and I went to the top private school in the US. > Drinking water icky I’m just addressing the points of TFA which categorizes infrastructure like this. Me personally, I fill my bottle from the tap (even with “hard water” which is a very UK thing..), and only worry about it to the extent I’ve filled the same bottle for a few months…