Friday fun: any higher-value infra project in the world than Indian HSR? Let's code it up, use AI to grab 60 biggest cities + distances, then Dijkstra's algo. Result: 1/3 the rail of China, and even at France/Spain speeds, all major cities connected at flight-competitive time 1/2
As a consolation to AI taking everyone's jobs, I now have a vibe-coded app that shows me what bar patios and restaurants are getting the best sunlight in NYC on a Saturday evening.
Finally, infra. Indoor plumbing, roads, airports getting better. But at current level of growth and income, plans are way too small. HSR on the quadrilateral, at minimum, plus all hands on deck reduction in air pollution (it's car and coal, not "Diwali fireworks", guys!) 4/5
First, the License Raj mentality is still all over government services. Almost every govt interaction is poor from the first step (joke of an e-visa site, need to scan passport for Wifi, blink your eyes on video to get a SIM, queue at office 1 then hand token to office 2...) 2/5
@stonksqween@jauntalha It's not just tier 3 cities tho, it might be concentrated there but it's growing at an alarming rate in most cities. Even folks of my age can't seem to read a book in its entirety.