Post #3584143
2026-04-14 12:22 UTC
@notjustbikes@social.notjustbikes.com Yeah it's like conservative politicians advocating for maglev trains.
It allows them to simultaneously pretend to suppor transit while knowing full well that the specific transit they "support" has no chance of succeeding so they know the actual outcome is just more cars
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@ananas@scicomm.xyz 2026-04-14 12:36
@Techaltar@mas.to @notjustbikes@social.notjustbikes.com I am willing to believe it's more of a outdated opinion in the nuclear side, because at one point, I think it was pretty reasonable argument and people aren't known to update their opinions too often. But I also imagine it's also easy way for anti-renewable grifters to jump in. With transit? I don't think maglevs ever were much else than a research project (though I'd still love for them to get more research priority). And the Shanghai maglev is pretty cool even though it isn't really showing off the best the tech has to offer.
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@Logical_Error@fosstodon.org 2026-04-14 14:22
@Techaltar@mas.to @notjustbikes@social.notjustbikes.com California HSR mentioned! 🎉🥳🎊