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Aurornistoday at 5:39 AM1 replyview on HN

No, for two reasons.

First, we can’t summon infinite money to pay for things. Paying 10X more per bridge means we can build 1/10th as many bridges or we have to start stealing from other budgets.

Second, we don’t know what the needs will be for the bridge in that location 100 or 1000 years from now. It could need to be torn down to be widened. Maybe we’re all riding around in electric vehicles that coordinate perfectly with each other and the bridge isn’t needed for cross traffic any more. We don’t know.


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golem14today at 8:04 AM

Well, invading a few fewer countries could pay for a few longer lasting bridges … it’s a matter of priorities.