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Things that would usually work in a romcom (startrek.website)
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[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

This is a myth that is also used in Canada to make sure nobody demands public transit and keep using cars. Both our countries were literally developed by railroads. And now we maintain a vast road network to all of those small towns that also costs billions.

Somehow we're dense enough for highways, electricity distribution and phone lines but not railroads.

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