[OC] Let’s look at some train data 🚂, data from US Federal Railroad AdministrationSubmitted by nymaps t3_11kzy7x in dataisbeautiful
nac_nabuc t1_jbcdia3 wrote
Reply to comment by AverageAustralian111 in [OC] Let’s look at some train data 🚂, data from US Federal Railroad Administration by nymaps
Yeah, it's not the most relevant comparison but Reddit loves US Vs EU comparisons. :-D
The US also moves a lot more freight by rail if I'm not mistaken.
AverageAustralian111 t1_jbce9m5 wrote
>Yeah, it's not the most relevant comparison but Reddit loves US Vs EU comparisons.
This is so frustrating to me. As someone who works in a field that overlaps all of the favourite comparisons (economics, crime, transport etc.) I find myself screaming internally about how much of an oversimplification pretty much every comparison of two countries is.
When the Americans pull out their economic statistics (usually GDP/c) and Europeans pull out their crime statistics, I have to stop myself from commenting and pointing out how little value any of these metrics really provide for anything.
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