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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by HarryLime@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

My megaproject ideas are mostly pretty standard. I'd build a high speed rail network across North America, and build and expand metro and regional rail systems in and around every city. I'd turn all cities and suburbs into fifteen-minute cities. I'd decommodify housing, and build ten million units of public/social/non-market housing, mostly three bedroom units. I'd link those last three policies together by building TODs around the new Metro and rail stops. And I'd build bicycle networks in every town and city and connect them to the TODs. I'd build bridges and walkways across skyscrapers. I'd put a bidet in every American toilet (uses less water than toilet paper apart from being more comfortable). Fiber internet in every home. A heat pump in every home. An induction stove in every kitchen. Phase out fossil fuels and power everything with Pumped Storage Hydropower and Geothermal. I'd make the US go Metric.

But my truly crazy, obsessive idea would be to bring back the French Revolutionary calendar. Or I'd purge all French influences from English.

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[-] CliffordBigRedDog@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

Giant solar shield in orbit so that i dont have to see the sun

[-] Sinister@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

Alantropa? The TNO brains are leaking.

[-] alcoholicorn@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Maglev network featuring a 100 mile long vactrain built into a mountain range that yeets a rocket into space (and eventually a space station that can refuel/launch the vac trains to a lunar station. That is correct, you will be able to take a train from Mumbai to the moon.)

[-] shath@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago
[-] xXthrowawayXx@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I’d wage trade, diplomatic and military offensives to push the sae/imperial/feet, pounds etc. on other countries.

They could even do something different as long as it’s not metric.

E: compulsory trade, music and art education.

Not for the workforce, just because it’s nice to make and enjoy stuff.

[-] leftofthat@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

Convert all standard mathematics from base 10 to base 12

[-] EndMilkInCrisps@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

I'd want to breed sapience into cows and have them join us in society.

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[-] jabrd@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

We’re bringing back Roman bath houses and including spots to nap in public there in case you have like an hour and a half gap between things you have to do but it’s too far to go home. Really just more public space investment

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