• Zwiebel
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    1 month ago

    Not-so-fun fact: He’ll have to be rescued with taxpayer money

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        23 hours ago

        Awesome! I’m glad they made it. I’d never dare to set off like that without a huge backpack stuffed with a week’s worth of food

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      Boring fact: The highest pass he’ll have to cross on his journey looks like this:

      If he’ll have to be rescued, then because someone ran him over.

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        Meanwhile a normal mountain pass in the normal world:

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            Probably that the US is No. 1 in paving straight over every available surface. And that they will move mountains to do it apparently.

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              We have a lot of mountains. But seriously while I’d prefer trains (which would likely require the same deal), the interstate makes sense for this. Overland shipping in this country often uses it (once again, stupid compared to trains). And it’s important to understand that the interstate isn’t a public works project, it’s with GPS in the category of military infrastructure that’s open for public use

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      Another fact: Society failed to educate him properly using taxpayer money.

      Perhaps society deserves to face the consequences of its actions.

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        I agree with you and have even more to add -

        Even more fun fact - the taxpayer money that will likely eventually be used to rescue this person, potentially saving their life, is an infinitesimal waste compared to so very many other things. I’m not ever going to shame someone or expect them to be billed/prosecuted/etc for their rescue unless they criminally broke the law in order to arrive at that state. (and maybe not even then)