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		systemvoltage on July 6, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fast I don't think so at all and the evidence points to a profound stagnation in our ability to build. So, if we can't even admit that we're terrible at building fast, there is very little hope. Step No. 1 is admission and introspection: https://www.fullstackeconomics.com/p/why-america-cant-build-... https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/us/california-high-speed-... https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/05/opinion/economy-construct... https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/04/opinion/manufacturing-uni... https://www.palladiummag.com/2022/06/09/why-america-cant-bui... https://www.wsj.com/articles/infrastructure-us-costly-explai... https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/19/why-cant-we-build-anything...

climatologist on July 6, 2023 [–]

Have you personally seen those construction sites? Just go and observe, the stagnation narrative is overblown.

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