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Sky is absolutely choked by smoke this morning (hexbear.net)

submitted 3 days ago by Yuritopiaposadism@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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Man, I love our dystopian timeline.

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[-] Bobson_Dugnutt@hexbear.net 40 points 3 days ago

They'd build it back exactly the same, with all the stupid single-family homes and car-centered infrastructure.

[-] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 25 points 3 days ago

I'd love to think they'd do it better but you're right, they'd probably do it the same or even worse. They'd more likely make LA the first place in the country where all the roads are private toll roads that require subscriptions to a multitude of services to use

[-] Bobson_Dugnutt@hexbear.net 19 points 3 days ago

soypoint-1 "We're going to disrupt traffic!"

Six months later, the toll company goes bust, their servers shut down, and the whole city is gridlocked

[-] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 12 points 3 days ago

And then they'll blame the city for holding an event

[-] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 16 points 3 days ago

The fire in Altadena is where this used to be:

The railway, originally incorporated by Thaddeus S. C. Lowe as the Pasadena and Mt. Wilson Railroad Co.,[1] existed from 1893 until its official abandonment in 1938, and was the only scenic mountain, electric traction (overhead electric trolley) railroad ever built in the United States.