I would unironically turn fascist if this what being a socialist ACTUALLY meant. There really isn't anything I hate more in this world than the urban hipster that fills every millenial advert.
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The US is legit fucked when automated logistics hits.
Irreversibly, totally, unbelievably, fucked.
How is Truck driver the most common job in majority of the states? Like who are they driving for and carrying what???
Because the Burger solution to everything is to lay tar on the ground. Shipping? Build a highway. Shopping? Build a parking lot. Commute? Build a road. Suburb? Squiggly roads so you can enjoy driving your car twice as long.
If you go on a highway in the USA, you will frequently find that half the mass on the road is huge trucks driving hundreds of miles. The reason is that our system of trains and ports is utter dogshit.
TruckBol GANG
Burgernon, I knew your country was existential contradiction but my feeble mind cannot still grasp how the hell is that size of an economy function without strong logistical infrastructure.
I guess horde of trucks can provide redundancy (within state level maybe) but is it really worth it to expand such network to continent wide level with all the environmental and labour cost???
Maybe I'm fetishizing railroads too much growing up in nip land
cheap fuel and there's a major sunk cost in that we've been doing it for decades in this fashion
plus as every red blooded american knows, trains are socialist
you know, with all the guns floating around and rich people buying up their little castles, it will be interesting to what shit hits the fan first and then what follows that. figure the wrong groups will be targeted by the reactionaries though, like always.