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  • Their high speed train network is impressive, but none of it was new technology when they built it. The first train sets they bought were Siemens Velaro D, a mature high speed train system that has been around in Europe for almost a decade prior.

    It ISN’T cost effective, but in China that doesn’t matter: what the state wants the state gets. No matter the cost. And I’m willing to bet that in 10 years time a lot of the stuff just doesn’t work anymore, line speeds get reduced and stops cancelled due to infrastructure not being maintained.

    We have seen chinese prestige projects fall into disrepair time and again, and their extensive transport network will see the same fate.






  • Lego’s competition has been improving their quality in the last few years, to a point where I’d argue some are on par or better (Cobi, Mould King, Xingbao).

    At the same time Lego has started to produce in China like almost any other competitor and their quality has lapsed somewhat. Especially color accuracy has allegedly been shite, even in some VERY expensive sets.

    Lego just isn’t worth an almost 100% premium, imo. If you’re in Europe check out Bluebrixx and Cobi. One makes licensed Star Trek sets, the other licensed cars like Škoda, Opel, Fiat, and others.




  • Start with asking yourself why this relationship is a problem, but the last one wasn’t. If your son dated that girl for a year she must have been 15 (or younger) when they got together. This in itself is kind of a red flag.

    I personally think that this specific age gap (with one partner being in high school and the other in their late 20s) is really problematic. Not due to the difference in years but the difference in maturity.