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- ch4s3 1y agoAhh yes, capitalists noteworthy haters of building trains. If you ignore the private companies that built the NYC subway system(s), all of US freight rail, and invented trains.
- andrepd 1y agoIt's no coincidence all your examples are over 100 years old lol. The rise of the individual automobile (a very lucrative business proposition in many aspects) was done alongside massive sabotage of competing alternatives, with the disastrous consequences that are today plain. It's also no coincidence America has built no rail in many decades while centrally planned China built a massive HSR network in the past 15 years.
- evidencetamper 1y agoDo you have any references?
- ch4s3 1y agoSurely you don’t think economics is the only difference here. You could even more easily explain it with a lack of property protection in China or the population density along the east coast.
- tomhow 1y agoPlease don't post ideological flamebait like this on HN. We've had to ask you repeatedly to observe the guidelines in recent months. Hacker News is only a place where people want to participate because others make an effort to keep the standards up. Please do your part to raise the level, rather than dragging it down. This line from the guidelines is particularly relevant: Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html