MrMakabar@slrpnk.net to solarpunk memes@slrpnk.netEnglish · 6 days agoWhy Trains would NEVER WORK in the USAslrpnk.netimagemessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1286arrow-down18
arrow-up1278arrow-down1imageWhy Trains would NEVER WORK in the USAslrpnk.netMrMakabar@slrpnk.net to solarpunk memes@slrpnk.netEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square35linkfedilink
minus-squareTehhund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·6 days agoThat’s the joke — Americans will complain that trains aren’t profitable while ignoring that roads and airports aren’t profitable either. Sometimes it’s stupidity and sometimes it’s a bad faith argument.
minus-squareDupaCycki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agoAh, my bad. I thought the graph was showing that they do make money. Now that the full image loads after pressing it, I can see it’s about highways.
That’s the joke — Americans will complain that trains aren’t profitable while ignoring that roads and airports aren’t profitable either. Sometimes it’s stupidity and sometimes it’s a bad faith argument.
Ah, my bad. I thought the graph was showing that they do make money. Now that the full image loads after pressing it, I can see it’s about highways.