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Chinese people own their homes too
Even with more property rights. If you own a house and you don't want to sell it when they want to build a new highway, they build the highway surrounding your house, instead of expropriating you like in western countries.
tbh living there in the middle of a highway would be hell lol
it is disappointing how despite how ahead china is in terms of public transit, they still build car-centric infrastructure like this. at least, unlike north america, shitty car-centric infrastructure is not all there is lol
If you'll notice, it's a 4 lane highway, which is medium level traffic, because most people take the train or electric scooters. In America this would be an 8 lane highway or bigger.
I've never had to use the term 'Passive-Aggressive Infrastructure' before but I'm here for it and loving it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spite_house
Spite houses, but I like yours, too
Not quite the same as it was to do with the landscape, but one of my personal favourites:
Fascinating as it may be, that's a pretty horrible picture.
Imagine living that house. It's a pretty stark demonstration of the state gets what it wants, one way or another.
Should have taken the settlement.
Tell that to the farmhouse in the middle of the M62.