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Oh, I'm not familiar with his works unfortunately.

or 'Fake London'

Yes. My point was that it's easier(?) to get below freezing point above water than below. So while the cold air keeps the upper part of the iceberg (relatively) intact - it will sl…

My take would be that underwater temps cannot get below freezing. So the surrounding temperatures above water can be lower than under water.

Oh I fully agree. One thing that (I think) is being overlooked is that when some people switch from cars to public transit, the congestion eases. One doesn't have to make everyone …

Not quite. Communism is when the gov controls the means of production. The end result is indeed shitty stuff due to lack of competition. But you can achieve similar enshittificatio…

All governments do stuff. Usually it's passing and enforcing laws. What set of principals stands (or lurks) behind these laws - that's where the meat of the matter is.

They still have to park somewhere... And the service (Waymo or a future competitor) that has it's cars closer will win more customers or can charge higher fees for faster service. …

I know in some places taxis are considered public transport. But I do not agree with that. It's still a car with one or two passengers. The only similarity with public transport is…

You don't have to nuke anything. Every street is fixed/rebuild from time to time (30-40 years). The steps to follow are: 1) Allow mixed use zones. 2) Update the specs how the roads…

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ok... Why the majority of people don't want to endure the hassle of riding the bus?

No, it's not. It's a car for hire. Problems created by car-dependency will not be solved by adding more/cheaper cars.

Inflation is a killer unless the paycheck is adjusted accordingly.

This, plus decent public transport.

What other tools are there available? I believe increasing minimum wage, punishing (through tax) rent seeking would also be viable.

That's not 100% true. At the beginning of industrial revolution workers have been working insane hours - often 12-16 hour shifts 6 days a week. See the 1833 [1] bill that limits wo…

I'd argue it was a vassal state, not occupied (per se) at least from the 1950's onwards. Yes, the soviet troops did station in Poland, but the beatings were administered by other P…

Also... why would USSR and Germany need a non-aggression pact when they did not share any border?

No. I mean the support USSR received from USA after the German attack. A third of trucks used by the Red Army where US made A third of soviet airforce was US made. US also sent a l…

The USSR was perfectly capable of wrecking havoc on itself without the fed. While the Soviet evacuation of it's industry to the east was impressive one must not forget the massive …

The vast majority of wars have been won by the party with stronger economy. There are of course exceptions. Especially when the theater of operation is on the other side of the glo…

How did you learn this lesson?

I'd say that the Western cities were barely touched. When compared to the destruction along the Eastern Front.