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  • SailorMoss@sh.itjust.workstoFuck Cars@lemmy.world•Public transit in Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 vs Chengdu, China 🇨🇳English
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    2 个月前

    Population: Chengdu over 20 million vs. under 3 million in Toronto.

    The maps above also seem to be differently scaled.

    Also, the fact that Chengdu’s metro has developed fast in the past decades, as compared to Canada that has developed steadily in the past century, is not really the gotcha OP seems to imply it is.

    That said, it’s perfectly possible that public transport in Toronto leaves much to be desired - without pointlessly comparing it to Chengdu.

    All that is true, but the point I made stands. Public transit is better in China and that’s a fair thing to point out.

    If you’re upset that China has better public transit, the proper response is to advocate for better public transit. Not to whine that you’re being compared to countries that have better public transit.

  • SailorMoss@sh.itjust.workstoFuck Cars@lemmy.world•Public transit in Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 vs Chengdu, China 🇨🇳English
    63·
    2 个月前

    Public transit is in fact better in China. In fact public transit in China is considered some of the best in the world at this point. Pointing out a particular ways in which a communist country is better than most capitalist countries is informationally valuable, and vice versa. That’s called a nuanced understanding of the differences.

    You asserting things can’t be better in China is pointlessly political. Some things are better in China, some things are worse.

    Westerners are so propagandized they’ll literally argue with a map.

  • SailorMoss@sh.itjust.workstoApple@lemmy.world•iPhone 17 Air: Here's What Apple's Thinnest iPhone Ever Will Look Like
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    2 个月前

    For Apple and other phone manufacturers battery replacements is a point where they can pressure people to upgrade. China has developed a new battery tech with about twice the capacity of standard lithium batteries. When that becomes standard in phones they want people ro be used to the idea of buying half the phone for the same price. Personally, I would prefer 2 day battery life on a full charge if there is a new technology that doubles battery capacity. At best Apple is likely to to keep that in the ‘Pro’ phones until there are $300 android phones with the technology.

  • SailorMoss@sh.itjust.workstoNews@lemmy.world•Most Americans don't earn enough to afford basic costs of living, analysis finds
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    4 个月前

    2 economist walking in the woods.

    Economist 1 says to economists 2: I’ll give you $100 if you let me kick you in the balls.

    Economist 2 says “sure”

    Then economist 1 kicks economists 2 in the balls and gives him $100.

    They continue walking and see a big pile of shit.

    Economist 2 says to economist 1: I’ll give you $100 if you eat that pile of shit.

    Economist 1 says “sure”, eats the pile of shit and economists 2 gives economists 1 his $100 back.

    They continue walking, eventually economist 2 asks “What was the point of what we just did?”

    Economist 1 responds “We just increased GDP by $200.”