Comments by "Neolithic Transit Revolution" (@neolithictransitrevolution427) on "Egypt Built a Supertall Skyscraper in the Desert" video.

  1. "The military, which plays a huge role in Egyptian politics, is represented here too" lol, an understatement really
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  2.  @devinreese7704  Well, also yes, particularly under Ramses the 2(?). Also you might want to throw in Sarnians and tumulus cultures or other "sea peoples", although they have less an organized military force. Also india and China, and maybe the srubnaya culture of the western Steppe. Rough times. But I more meant the way in which the military is widely involved in all facets of the economy and political process in modern times. Egypt borders on a stratocracy.
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  3.  @Transit0422  Well it is if you understand municipal finances but like if you're just an idiot who likes the vroom noise I guess its fine.
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  4.  @mzee5533  Or a local rebellion against the government.
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  5. Do I live in hell, or is a house 16x the normal salary not normal? But I was aware that this city is being built to keep out the poor and use infrastructure to stop protests. Glad B1M included it.
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  6. @Niko C   "I don't care what's simply most efficient, humans are not robots. I care what yeilds the best living standards for people" You some kinda communist then? Would you say you have a similar view on health care or wage laws or taxation of the wealthy for redistribution? But also, does "best living standards" not included lung disease and pedestrian deaths? Or deaths in car accidents more widely? Or time in traffic or commute? I also see you say its an objective fact more crime happens on a public transit, but thats blatantly false. 11,654 people died in car crashes involving just a druck driver, whereas 291 died (in total) on public transit in the US in 2020. By impact on mortality or number of crimes I think its pretty clear public transit is lower. "having to share your personal space with other people, without your concent, is not freedom" I mean, if your personal space is the space you occupy, you are correctly describing rape and its not freedom. But if we're not talking about the space you literally occupy, the. what is "your personal space" Does the UN or the USA or any country have a legal definition of the area around you you legally control? It sounds like you're claiming other people existing is a problem. You also ask why you should build ywo parallel systems? How is two lanes in the same direction not literally that? Because they both use cars? That argument is easily equivalent to saying tall buildings would find it cheaper to build an extra elevator over a flight of stairs, obviously incorrect. And what then makes it a "parallel system"? Can we put a bus on the second lane or is that now redundant. What if we build it just for the bus because of high demand, or is redundant whenever cars can't use something (in which case a bed is "redundant"). And of course saying a bus lane is good but putting tracks on it is bad makes no sense, so I'm really unclear on where the system become parallel and redundant. Last point, your are aware they don't strap you into public transit? And if you don't like who you're near you can move? But yes everyone knows cars take up more than 2 square meters that is the issue- that its impossible to use cars in a dense environment because space is a limitation.
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  7.  @nikoc8968  Lol, Texas alone spends $20 billion a year on roads through just the SHF, and you think the free market decided. Personal space exists but you're being hysterical in acting like it expands to seat across from you. "No one is going to help you", again just silly. I drove past a rolled car on the highway yesterday and did nothing. Being in a car didn't make me help. But to be clear, your definition of redundancy is literally "can a car use it". Which isn't a dictionary definition but hey, when facts like the well known reality of public transit reducing traffic doesn't matter I guess definitions don't stand a chance. And if just 2% of those drunk driving deaths weren't the driver, it would still be higher than everyone killed in public transort. I'm not anti car but your points are obviously rediculous and put forward out of personal preference over any objective reality.
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  8.  @nikoc8968  Road accidents are the leading cause of death from ages 5-29 and that still is definitely not the definition of redundancy.
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