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334 sats \ 4 replies \ @zuspotirko OP 3 Apr
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GJsYp5JXIAA-qsT?format=jpg&name=4096x4096
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38 sats \ 2 replies \ @kr 3 Apr
narrative violation!
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33 sats \ 1 reply \ @zuspotirko OP 3 Apr
I don't think it's that bad. Most people here should be aware that infrastructure degrades over decades which makes marking any 4 year time period too small to pin it on it
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gmd 3 Apr
Dont know what infrastructure improvements could prevent collapse when a shipping boat runs into you...
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 3 Apr
Though infrastructure is inherently a long game, so associating failures with who's currently at the top may not actually work. Trying to parse out when upkeep was missed is a lot harder.
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33 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 3 Apr
The Key bridge didn’t collapse. There was an allision which destroyed the bridge
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15 sats \ 1 reply \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 3 Apr
Each one is so newsworthy that it creates a false perception, much in the same way that airline crashes (which are statistically a lot less likely to kill you than bee stings, drowning, or choking on food) also get a lot more attention.
(Which isn't to say the attention isn't warranted -- multiple deaths are a tragedy -- but it skews perceptions.)
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @zuspotirko OP 3 Apr
bingo
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DudeJLebowski 4 Apr
Hey, bro, shut up.
It's the current thing we're getting mad about.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 3 Apr
That's interesting. I'm not sure the count of bridge collapses is the best variable. A single lane wooden bridge in rural Iowa is rather different than that huge bridge in Baltimore. Still, it's always good to have a picture to give context to stories.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kr 3 Apr
WTF happened in 2015?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 3 Apr freebie
https://m.stacker.news/25008
https://www.statista.com/chart/12737/thousands-of-american-bridges-are-falling-apart/