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[+] -7 points 5 months ago (20 children)

True, but you could say this about any type of infrastructure. Plus i hate counting crows.

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  • [–] 10 points 5 months ago (10 children)

    The Counting Crows version is a cover.

    The original was sung by Joni Mitchell.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (9 children)

    True but I agree with the OP. I also hate counting crows.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago* (7 children)

    I won't deny that they suck, but that's not the song's fault.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (7 children)

    Like what other type of infrastructure?

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (5 children)

    Hotels that are empty most of the year, giant grocery stores where any individual isle is empty the majority of the time, internet cables that have bursts of information but are rarely at their maximum capacity the vast majority of the time.

    They are not good comparisons because they are shared infrastructure, but that is what they are getting at.

    A real comparison would be a hammer that gets used a few times a year but takes up far less space, doesn't require roads, doesn't pollute when you use it, and costs far less to own.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Hotels and grocery stores - yes, they're there for the same reason as parking lots. To make money for the rich.

    The internet cable comparison doesn't fit. Just because you don't always need maximum capacity, doesn't mean you don't have to account for it. It's like with sewage pipes, you need to accommodate the worst case or else it can go to shit (in more senses than one) very quickly. In the year of 2026, internet is a basic necessity.

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