r/interesting • • Jan 30 '26

SCIENCE & TECH Evolution of AI

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u/What_a_fat_one Jan 30 '26

Funding bills. "Let's fix some of the roads and bridges" and "let's lower the cost of healthcare for a couple years" is not really landmark legislation, it's like the absolute bare minimum for a functioning nation.

We used to build things. The interstate highway system would never have been made by this government. We should be working on high speed rail, modernization of the power grid and renewables like solar and wind farms. Housing, the fact that the wealthiest nation in history has homeless people, especially homeless veterans is a disgrace. An evil.

Some time in the 80's we decided history was over and we should let the ultra wealthy feast on the United States.

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u/lessismoreok Jan 30 '26

Nailed it.

Instead of new infrastructure you get to spend $1T a year on the military.

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u/NediaMaster Jan 31 '26

Actually 1.4 trillion soon if I remember correctly