alt Hacker Newsthe building of the American Railroads were the largest capital endeavor in known history IIR. .. and Stanford was in the center of that, too
the building of the American Railroads were the largest capital endeavor in known history IIR. .. and Stanford was in the center of that, too
Ah my bad. But also, if we’re comparing buildout of infrastructure to the construction of the American Railroad system, especially in the context of lawbreaking and general immoral and unethical behavior…
Point kind of proven, yeah? One more argument for the “return to the gilded age” debates.
Edit: you’re speaking kind of authoritatively on the subject though. Care to share some figures? The AI bubble is definitely measured in trillions in 2026 USD. Was the railroad buildout trillions of dollars?