BeamBrain [he/him] to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish • 4 months agoWhat's a megaproject you know is probably a bad idea, but would be sorely tempted to try if you were the leader of a wealthy country?message-square222fedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down10
arrow-up196arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a megaproject you know is probably a bad idea, but would be sorely tempted to try if you were the leader of a wealthy country?BeamBrain [he/him] to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square222fedilink
minus-squareFALGSConaut [comrade/them]linkfedilinkEnglish18•4 months agoThe post says bad ideas, this one doesn’t count sorry
minus-squareDessa [she/her]linkfedilinkEnglish21•4 months agoBridging the Darien Gap would involve cutting a path through the middle of a rainforest. It would be quite bad for the forest. Running a rail over the Bering Strait would be a pain to maintain, and a genuine disaster if something goes wrong.
minus-squareTraschcanOfIdeology [they/them, comrade/them]linkfedilinkEnglish15•4 months agoYeah, any megaproject that involves cutting through one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth is a very bad idea. It would be dope, but overall bad idea.
minus-squareCliffordBigRedDog [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish12•4 months agobuild a sea bridge across the gulf
The post says bad ideas, this one doesn’t count sorry
Bridging the Darien Gap would involve cutting a path through the middle of a rainforest. It would be quite bad for the forest.
Running a rail over the Bering Strait would be a pain to maintain, and a genuine disaster if something goes wrong.
Yeah, any megaproject that involves cutting through one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth is a very bad idea. It would be dope, but overall bad idea.
Uhh, what about, tunnel?![emoji thonk thonk](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/922fe80d-74f6-43b6-a4e1-c74dbc4df512.png)
build a sea bridge across the gulf