The West has no clue how far it fell behind.
For example, how long does it take to build a train station?
๐จ๐ณ: 9 hours
๐จ๐ฆ: 7 years snd counting, and no sign of a station exists.
<thread> ๐งต๐ twitter.com/i/web/status/1โฆ
For example, how long does it take to build a train station?
๐จ๐ณ: 9 hours
๐จ๐ฆ: 7 years snd counting, and no sign of a station exists.
<thread> ๐งต๐ twitter.com/i/web/status/1โฆ
2. How long does it take to sink a train station underground?
In ๐จ๐ฆ or the ๐บ๐ธ? Probably at least a decade.
In ๐ฏ๐ต? About 3 hours.
In ๐จ๐ฆ or the ๐บ๐ธ? Probably at least a decade.
In ๐ฏ๐ต? About 3 hours.
3. How about that construction site by your home thatโs been blowing dust around for years?
How long does it actually take to assemble a 10 story tower?
In the West? About 2 years after approvals.
In China? A day.
How long does it actually take to assemble a 10 story tower?
In the West? About 2 years after approvals.
In China? A day.
4. How do they build bridges in your town?
Because this is how theyโre assembled in Asia.
Because this is how theyโre assembled in Asia.
5. Those are easy though.
What if the government needs a high tech research facility for the military?
๐ฎ๐ณ does those in 45 days.
What if the government needs a high tech research facility for the military?
๐ฎ๐ณ does those in 45 days.
6. Itโs not because we donโt have smart people. Tiny Mile is Toronto-based, and they build robots that make deliveries cheap & accessible, which will be a game changer for mobility impaired people.
Toronto banned it, now theyโre in Charlotte & Miami. We hate talent. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Toronto banned it, now theyโre in Charlotte & Miami. We hate talent. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
7. Plutocracies force people into a handful of cities because itโs lucrative for large landholders to create scarcity when none exists.
Countries focused on national growth connect their cities so productivity takes priority.
High speed rail by country.
๐จ๐ฆ: 0km
๐บ๐ธ: 80km
Countries focused on national growth connect their cities so productivity takes priority.
High speed rail by country.
๐จ๐ฆ: 0km
๐บ๐ธ: 80km
8. Oh hey. Young adults on TikTok are starting to wonder what the heck is happening in the West.
Itโll soon start to settle in that a new park or a couple bike lanes wonโt fix this. Neither will stacking people in smaller cubes.
What happens then?
vm.tiktok.com/ZMFUXboRa/
Itโll soon start to settle in that a new park or a couple bike lanes wonโt fix this. Neither will stacking people in smaller cubes.
What happens then?
vm.tiktok.com/ZMFUXboRa/
โข โข โข
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
ใ
