Centralized and decentralized is cyclical. The fact we're building new nuclear plants to sustain them is the silver lining. When we realize it yet again, we will still need the power.

delfinom · 14h ago

The problem is who foots the tens of billions of dollar bill for the nuclear plants if the bubble pops.

Hints: I hope you like your electric bill doubled

more_corn · 15h ago

No. Is an infrastructure investment likely to crash an economy? Ask an economist. (Also the answer is no)

rwmj · 14h ago

The railways weren't obsolete 3 years after they were built, unlike GPUs.

dekhn · 13h ago

Rolling stock was continuously upgraded.

rwmj · 13h ago

Can't tell if you're joking or not, but in case you're not, here's an EU survey of rolling stock which says that it should last 25-30 years and represents only 1/5th of the cost of the rail network: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2023/7472...

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