Jacob Major

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[Jacob Major @JacoMajor]

@TifoG96561 @Perplimersi @selladorre @number_pizza111 Maybeee if you frequent Anacostia at night. But still unlikely.

[Jacob Major @JacoMajor]

@ameribantu34806 @Perplimersi @selladorre @number_pizza111 robbery =\= mugging

[Jacob Major @JacoMajor]

@Perplimersi @selladorre @number_pizza111 you will literally never get mugged in DC

[Jacob Major @JacoMajor]

one thing an American might not expect in Brazil 🇧🇷 ...

...is that there a lot of 'white' Brasileros live in the favelas.

not so the case for poor neighborhoods in both the rest of Latin America & the US!

[Jacob Major @JacoMajor]

@Empty_America yet nobody complains or even notices 🤷‍♂️

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@Handre dude lol https://t.co/nTmY0WtG9E

[Jacob Major @JacoMajor]

if Americans had to pay $40 to drive from Cleveland to Cincinnati i think country would collapse into a literal Black Hole

[Jacob Major @JacoMajor]

if Americans had to pay $40 to drive from Cleveland to Cincinnati i think country would collapse into a literal Black Hole

[Handre @Handre]

But who will build the roads... in France?

While French politicians debate infrastructure spending, private highways consistently outperform their state-managed counterparts in every metric that matters. The contrast hits you immediately: smooth private motorways carry you swiftly from Paris to Lyon, then dump you onto crumbling state asphalt where orange cones and half-finished repairs create endless bottlenecks.

Private highway operators like Vinci Autoroutes maintain 8,000 kilometers of French motorways through direct user fees. No political interference. No budget committees deciding whether pothole repair can wait another fiscal year. When your revenue depends entirely on drivers choosing your roads, maintenance becomes urgent business rather than a bureaucratic afterthought.

State highways rely on tax funding filtered through layers of political calculation. Politicians prefer ribbon cuttings for new projects over unglamorous repair work. Bureaucrats face no immediate consequences when roads deteriorate because drivers have no alternative. The incentive structure guarantees inferior outcomes.

Private operators face immediate market discipline. Poor road conditions mean drivers seek alternate routes, killing revenue instantly. Customer complaints reach decision makers within hours, not election cycles. Quality maintenance protects profit margins while political highways drain budgets regardless of performance.

The French model proves what free market economists have argued for decades: property rights and profit motives solve coordination problems that democratic processes cannot. When you own something, you maintain it. When everyone owns something, no one does. Private road quality reflects ownership and accountability. Public road deterioration reflects diffused responsibility and political time horizons.

[Jacob Major @JacoMajor]

@JacobAShell It's because the govt basically mandates this style of development. It can build a lot of high quality housing quickly & cheaply. But, maybe more importantly, it crowds out smaller developers that can create "slum-style" housing. But yeah, it's ugly.

[Jacob Major @JacoMajor]

@coryfromphilly it's ugly, but that doesn't mean it's "third world"

this is relatively clean, orderly, etc

[Jacob Major @JacoMajor]

@Empty_America objectively a "good idea"

but man it *feels* bad

[Jacob Major @JacoMajor]

@OfficialJoelF ok guys third times the charm

[Jacob Major @JacoMajor]

@gxllian portillos sounds like a terrible thing to eat before a flight

[Jacob Major @JacoMajor]

@gxllian should be midway tbh

[Jacob Major @JacoMajor]

@okaythenfuture Look, Nairobi seems nice as far as African cities go...

...but Kenya averages ~4% GDP growth per year. Thailand was averaging around ~7.5% back then.

Don't think this is happening. It will become more popular, sure, but let's be real.

[Jacob Major @JacoMajor]

@2024dion Isn't building any sort of structure above a handful of stories just infinitely more expensive though? Cut down on the lanes, but Boston's problem is more so the on & off ramps than just the wide roads.

[Jacob Major @JacoMajor]

@Pokemonprimed @ecce_himbo @fruitsnacks42 Look at NW Milwaukee, and Metarie, Louisiana

[Jacob Major @JacoMajor]

@carmilith if they tried this it would no longer exist. dont forget about the mosquitos, too...

[Jacob Major @JacoMajor]

@OilCoIntern The oil companies have no imagination:

[Jacob Major @JacoMajor]

Midland, TX actually has a ton of top tier nature getaways for weekend trips (New Mexico, Big Bend)

The problem is the city is devoid of human life - why don't the oil companies invest in a fake "main street" full of bars & restaurants?

Would do wonders for recruiting.

[Jacob Major @JacoMajor]

Midland, TX actually has a ton of top tier nature getaways for weekend trips (New Mexico, Big Bend)

The problem is the city is devoid of human life - why don't the oil companies invest in a fake "main street" full of bars & restaurants?

Would do wonders for recruiting.

[Oil Co Intern @OilCoIntern]

POV you’re flying to Midland for the first time during the day

(When you visited for your interview, you were flown in at night - with intention)

[Jacob Major @JacoMajor]

@ChefBillyParisi that's because you live in NW indiana? go to Chicago!