• Bronstein_Tardigrade
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    17
    ·
    13 days ago

    It’s hilarious to think that Chinese high speed rail got its first shot in the arm when General Electric sold their locomotive division to China. US wasn’t doing anything with it, so it probably made sense for the GE shareholders. I rode on a Chinese built high speed train in Laos, something I couldn’t do in the US.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      18
      ·
      13 days ago

      I don’t think people who don’t travel outside western countries realize how quickly the west is being left behind technologically now.

      • Maeve
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        15
        ·
        13 days ago

        And the arrogance about how any technology by China is doomed is jaw dropping.

          • 201dberg
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            12
            ·
            13 days ago

            The ones that believe it like me will be murdered for it and the rest will call it AI propaganda cause most Americans have internalized and inability to think critically for themselves.

            • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              13
              ·
              13 days ago

              I’ve kind of written the west off at this point. The rest of humanity will move on without us.

            • Maeve
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              6
              ·
              13 days ago

              Do what you can, and do what you can to stay safe. 🫂

  • HerSocialist
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    12 days ago

    Omg this is just amazing. I can just imagine some train ride that took like 30 min now raking like 5 or less! Awesome. It’ll be amazing when this is finally implemented. I can see China being the first to achieve traveling at or beyond the speed of light some day, i know sounds make believe, but at this point if anyone can have any hope of pulling it off. It is these gods and goddesses in China!