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Originally Posted by jbermingham123
the year 1950 called, it wants america back... the reason shanghai seems so futuristic is because american cities are becoming so antiquated
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Have you been to china?
Ive been several times, and in some sense i agree, but i mostly disagree. This particular tower looks amazing in person, but a lot of the new development in china looks nice from afar but when you get close, it shows that some of the labor is a bit sub-par. And i wonder if over time we'll see some of their buldings have real issues.
For example, the maglev train in shsnghai. It sounds futuristic on paper. But when you ride on it, it appears to be wearing really quickly, the speeds were forced to be reduced to only 180 mph, it doesnt even connect into the central and central airport terminal, and its alresdy really dirty.
So while i agree, the US needs to invest more and shoot for the stars in buildings and infrastructure- im also curious how some of this chinese construction wears in 10 years because some feels a bit quick and cheap to me in person.
Id be curious to hear others thoughts who have traveled to china in person?