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agentcooper0115 t1_j0fnoau wrote

Dude, we can't get a high speed train from SF to LA done. Slow your roll.

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swaggyxwaggy t1_j0fova9 wrote

Maybe we can bring some of mars back to earth and use THAT to build a train from LA to SF

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namonite t1_j0fsiai wrote

Now bear with me, a train from earth to mars

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basementmatt t1_j0g3uxs wrote

Given the right positioning of the planets, we could call it the Solar Express!

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rileyoneill t1_j0frlhi wrote

To be fair, Mars doesn't have the sort of crazy ass Nimbys that California has. Much of the slow down in the CHSR was litigation. The project is getting built and we are punching it out.

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BoxingHare t1_j0fulbm wrote

“Mars doesn't have the sort of crazy ass Nimbys that California has”

They’ll be the first ones there.

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sketchahedron t1_j0g23s7 wrote

No doubt the first wave of colonizers will complain about every subsequent wave ruining Mars.

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CotswoldP t1_j0fsuie wrote

So…get the Europeans, Chinese, and Japanese to do it? They have no problem with high speed rail.

Or use the asteroid belt, far far easier.

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doncastiglionejr t1_j0fxjif wrote

Exactly...we just need to keep sending beep-boops up and call it a damn day

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DefenestrationPraha t1_j0g2hy5 wrote

TBH importing Californian governance standards to Mars would ensure that the local desert would turn drier. Just leave them where they are.

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DangerDeloach t1_j0g591l wrote

We can't keep our own planet livable and everyone wants to terraform mars.

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