Petrichor ᚄᚔᚅᚐᚁᚆᚃᚒᚔᚂExtraordinary that there's virtually no coverage in western media of China's extraordinary expansion of its railway network, and no questions about why we can't or don't do the same
#Railway #China #Europe #US
#Railway #China #Europe #US
Karl Stanley@sinabhfuil I’m not trying to be smart here, I am saying this based on my experience working as a city councillor. The problem is democracy (or at least our version of it). It’s far far easier to implement radical change when you a) don’t have to consult with groups who will be negatively affected by the change and b) don’t have to worry about getting re-elected.
𝔅icyclet𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰@karlstanley @sinabhfuil The problem is not with democracy, it is with this version of democracy.
If you look at citizen assemblies output for example, it's a very different democratic process, with a very different outcome.
With the end of abundant/free energy, democratic processes will be under huge pressure with increasingly difficult choices on the horizon, and will have to adapt.