Kids (and even adults) back then didn’t really know what was and wasn’t possible for real-time computer graphics. Like back in the time of Warcraft 2 and shit especially. SC2 maybe less so.

Honestly it kinda reminds me of blizzard games back in the day.

Folks remember the StarCraft adverts and cutscenes? Not remotely like the game.

I wonder why we gave them a pass. Probably because the game was still fun, I guess

I suspect that came directly from irl

For space elevators, to the best of my knowledge, there is no known material that can withstand the forces involved. Not even CFNTs.

For wormholes, we’re getting so deep into speculation that the conversation doesn’t even really matter.

That’s how you get to cars.

Add more trains.
The trains now need to seat fewer people so make them smaller. Maybe 2-7 people per train.
Most routes aren’t needed at any given time, so you might as well only run the train when someone needs it.
Rather than keeping the unused trains in a central depot, keep them at the departure points
We can’t staff all these trains, and if the departure points are peoples’ homes, then let’s have the people themselves drive it
The network of destinations requires a TON of rail switches, and coordinating that is a complicated. Better to use a technology that doesn’t require switches, like wheels on pavement.

Boom, cars.

So it really depends on what you’re optimizing for.

The point I was trying to make was that tech bros are almost certainly trying to optimize for convenience, because they live in a bubble where thats what’s important to them (or that’s what has the highest margins).

As he said, rail is cheaper to maintain than roads. So the roads you replace with rail result in a net reduction of maintenance costs

We had good nationwide rail, and instead of expanding it, we dug it up and replaced it with nationwide roads.

So let’s do it again, dig up the roads and replace it with rail.

Trains can be faster, safer, cleaner, and more comfortable. We can still have roads for the last mile, but trains for Intercity and interstate.

The problem is “perfection” looks different to different people.

If you’re optimizing for efficiency, then you’re absolutely correct.
If you’re optimizing for convenience then shit like personal taxi drones is probably gonna be better.

I mean, currently both space elevators and wormholes (as transportation) seem physically impossible.

If we’re not sticking to the realm of our current understanding of physics, then that opens the doors for techbros too, because we’re in the realm of speculative fiction and things can be however we say they are.

True.

But now more of the hurdles will be removed. Gotta make that wealth extraction more efficient 📈🥴
Can’t let those poor and middle class people hold onto any of their money.

He didn’t say he preferred trump, he said the Democrats are useless.

Which they are; they couldn’t defeat an orange windbag with transparent aspirations of autocracy.

Cum

Idk that sounds kind on brand

I think it’s real, they’re both bluffing and at the same time calling each other’s bluffs.

Or the reverse

There is an ASCII character for a bell sound, so presumably at one point in time this could be done.

Good one. I see what you did there 🤣

Edward Bloom, at it again