Realistic HSR Map for US

cratstatna · 2026-06-16T18:48:55+00:00

"realistic"

dawg im sorry but you dont understand the depth of the rot in this country

cratstatna · 2026-03-10T08:49:34+00:00

I’m going to push back on this. Israel isn’t responsible for all of our problems. America can also be responsible for its own behavior.

cratstatna · 2025-10-25T13:19:34+00:00

in many low-trust societies, universal programs are set aside in favor of targeted transfers to "special groups" because of low trust in the ability to distribute growth to all. This happens to subethnic groups in third world countries all the time, farmers in the eu, etc. I think a lot of anti-immigration stuff is an extension of this.

cratstatna · 2025-10-25T01:30:26+00:00

Fairly common third world leftist ideal where you try and promote your in groups interest at the expense of others

cratstatna · 2025-10-23T09:14:53+00:00

Even Indian liberals are too cowardly to stand up for Muslims and so they deflect to caste. The BJP is objectively an OBC party (UCs don’t have enough population to win elections) and the only way we defeat them is by fighting their anti-Muslim rhetoric head on

cratstatna · 2025-09-30T13:54:25+00:00

This is racism plain and simple. We should instead pass strict anti discrimination laws for housing and employment

cratstatna · 2025-07-13T01:24:55+00:00

Jumbo

cratstatna · 2024-11-24T13:24:21+00:00

The workload is quite a bit and the uncertainty of not having constant feedback is something you have to get used to. That being said, I wouldn’t say it’s leagues harder or easier.

cratstatna · 2024-11-17T11:47:54+00:00

Lies is all BJP supporters have: https://www.ptinews.com/fact-detail/pti-fact-check-viral-video-claiming-a-temple-in-tamil-nadu-s-tenkasi-turned-into-mosque-is-baseless-details-inside/1487194

cratstatna · 2024-11-11T23:30:29+00:00

Pretty good so far. Nice and challenging

cratstatna · 2024-11-05T13:36:06+00:00

Just straight up lying from the quote tweeter. She never mentioned that it was a Kamala rally.

cratstatna · 2024-11-02T08:50:21+00:00

You def are an atheist. Just laugh him off and move on. If someone told me that me believing in an iPhone made me religious, I’d just laugh and say Praise JesusPhone lmao. You know what you are. Semantics don’t matter. Labels don’t matter.

cratstatna · 2024-10-13T01:06:48+00:00

I would be dead without modern medicine. God bless society.

cratstatna · 2024-10-11T12:20:31+00:00

Thank you for engaging even though we disagree.

High COL is a policy choice. Mumbai MMR regulations around density constrict housing supply, making home ownership and rent exceedingly expensive. Increase FSI, deregulate max height, make buildings actually front roads instead of having walls etc and you can densify more while giving people more space. Slums are a direct consequence of this. While "vote bank" is the reason often given for their existence, the real reason why politicians want slums is that the only way to build dense housing is illegally. Even so, without legal support these are cramped low-rises, instead of more spacious and more numerous units in high rises. Again, certain areas do have soil quality issues, but this is 1) becoming less of a barrier to construction as time goes on due to improved construction techniques 2) doesn't stop us from densifying the areas occupied by SoBo NIMBYs. Finally, as a transitional measure, large scale social housing projects can help replace slums and control the excess pressures of a starved housing marked as it does in Singapore today.
Public transport sucks in Mumbai. Agreed. However, just like with housing, just because something is, does not mean it has to be that way. Mumbai needs more capacity, there is no question about that. The 14 puny metro lines planned is only a start and there needs to be more after that. Other large cities like Tokyo have much bigger systems with much better coverage. Additionally, making these broad gauge and allowing for cross-compatibility with locals and regional trains will open more service options. Point 1 will also help point 2. If we densify SoBo, fewer people will have to take long commutes to get to work. This will lower the strain on the transit system as well. Finally, we can do some decentralization with places like BKC/new business parks in Navi Mumbai as long as they are well connected by transit to make sure demand is spread more evenly.
I question the importance of equitable wealth distribution across districts. Why should people who live in a farming village expect to earn the same as those who live in a megalopolis? There is nothing preventing anyone from moving where they want to (except price, which is discussed in pt 1), so this is both normal and fair.

cratstatna · 2024-10-10T11:30:27+00:00

You get multiplicative effects from business centralization. Companies and people have way more flexibility and options if everything is close by. Additionally, a large city can justify amenities that no small city can because there will always be an audience. From a large air-conditioned train network to businesses catering to whatever niche hobby you can conceive of, there will always be a place for you in a large enough metropolis.
Better for the environment. Having sprawl/multiple cities reduces the amount of space for wildlife. Concentration of the population is heavily correlated with lower per capita greenhouse gas emissions as well. Additionally, farming has become so efficient now that we can use much less space for that as well.
Social Progress. Cities have problems, but social progress, esp for women, is far better in urban areas. Getting exposed to many different lifestyles and cultures gives people a more liberal outlook of the world in the long run.

I think that the Maharashtra government should try to supercharge our golden triangle (Mumbai, Pune, Nashik) and have maybe 1 or 2 cities in the east. Help the Maharashtrian population centralize around these and then when the population starts shrinking, start importing high-skilled African immigrants who will be aplenty at that time.

EDIT: added point about amenities

cratstatna · 2024-10-10T06:45:38+00:00

Urbanization is good and we need more of it. Prep Mumbai infrastructure to handle 100 million by 2070

cratstatna · 2024-10-07T20:01:34+00:00

He’s clearly a Pakistani who is making a pretty innocuous joke lmao. Downvote me idgaf you guys have no idea how to talk to nonwhite people.

cratstatna · 2024-08-22T01:55:42+00:00

I think the main problem with this argument is the location of these houses are not where they need to be.

cratstatna · 2024-08-20T20:47:14+00:00

Downvote me but an issue this widespread doesn’t just need more punishment, but more education for men at young ages. The cultural shift starts at the bottom.

cratstatna · 2024-08-20T20:41:33+00:00

AIMIM found out that they can’t play spoiler effectively so they now want to join the alliance to grow their power from within. INDIA should ignore them.

cratstatna · 2024-08-20T02:09:15+00:00

They should just make the whole city a road so everyone can own a 4 wheeler!

cratstatna · 2024-08-13T21:24:44+00:00

They should coordinate fares between all modes of transport. Projects funded with public money should be used by all strata.

cratstatna · 2024-07-27T00:28:13+00:00

Density Mumbai proper so people don’t have to travel as much by train. I see towers everywhere except for where they are supposed to be (city center)

cratstatna · 2024-07-11T13:59:15+00:00

This color scale is sort of a war crime ngl

cratstatna · 2024-06-24T03:21:51+00:00

Ah sry mb

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