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If we are "throwing out the existing paradigms of road transport” then why not throw out roads completely. Rails are way more efficient.



That's true only if they reach all destinations


Yep, they do already! The future is here, just not evenly distributed (to the US :P)

https://www.openrailwaymap.org/?lang=null&lat=48.21003212234...


Can I go from my house to my friends house using only rails? My house to the supermarket?

Not all pairwise points are connected by rails, while they generally are by roads.


The post is about long distance travel.


My point still applies.




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