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My megaproject ideas are mostly pretty standard. I'd build a high speed rail network across North America, and build and expand metro and regional rail systems in and around every city. I'd turn all cities and suburbs into fifteen-minute cities. I'd decommodify housing, and build ten million units of public/social/non-market housing, mostly three bedroom units. I'd link those last three policies together by building TODs around the new Metro and rail stops. And I'd build bicycle networks in every town and city and connect them to the TODs. I'd build bridges and walkways across skyscrapers. I'd put a bidet in every American toilet (uses less water than toilet paper apart from being more comfortable). Fiber internet in every home. A heat pump in every home. An induction stove in every kitchen. Phase out fossil fuels and power everything with Pumped Storage Hydropower and Geothermal. I'd make the US go Metric.

But my truly crazy, obsessive idea would be to bring back the French Revolutionary calendar. Or I'd purge all French influences from English.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I’d wage trade, diplomatic and military offensives to push the sae/imperial/feet, pounds etc. on other countries.

They could even do something different as long as it’s not metric.

E: compulsory trade, music and art education.

Not for the workforce, just because it’s nice to make and enjoy stuff.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

i would make every US state square shaped, including hawaii but excepting the then independent republics of florida and alaska

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Plattenbau construction megaproject. Socialism, gray, big blocks and no suburb freedom? Yes, we'll build more.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Lithium in the water supply makes a dent in the suicide numbers, but it's been a long time since I was crazy enough to put real thought into it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I'd start math education with formal logic, elementary number theory, and mathematical language in the first grade. That way everyone has a chance to actually understand the math they're expected to manipulate in high school.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A truman show-esque reality TV program, where donald trump is planted as a regional manager of a small chain restaurant and monitored 24/7.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

My crank project is a massive geoengineering project to restore Lake Megachad and then expand it beyond its previous greatest extent to create Lake Gigachad

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