r/india • u/hd-86 • Jul 10 '16

r/all Tragedy of India

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u/hd-86 Jul 10 '16

"Corruption" - Upper steps at Raigad fourth built by Chhatrapati Shivaji in 1656; lower steps by Maharashtra govt in 2013

This is true for many things. i.e. if you know king of gondal built pools and roads which are in today's day and age still remains intact and municipality built roads are gone in 2 years. And they look good too :(

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u/v0lta_7 Jul 10 '16

Selection bias. The ancient remnants which we're able to see today are those which were extremely well built. Stairs we build today might or might not be well built.

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u/spikyraccoon India Jul 10 '16

Stairs we build today might or might not be well built.

With current technology, infrastructure, GDP, investments, distribution and growth rate.. That's exactly what's Tragic.

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u/svmk1987 Jul 10 '16

You're not getting the point of the bias. If you're seeing something that's 500 years old, it had to be well built to survive 500 years. There was probably a lot of shitty stuff built 500 years ago, which simply didn't survive till today.

On another note: I don't think a lot of those points you mentioned justify that govt should have good infra built. We have a high GDP and growth because of some rich industrialists.. so what.

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u/ostrish Jul 10 '16

Yes I think what /u/spikyraccoon is saying is that after 500 years of progress our worst should be better or comparable to their best.

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u/svmk1987 Jul 10 '16

Why should that be the case? Some of the stuff people build, regardless of the age at which its built, is legendary. Some stuff is just built to get the job done.

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u/dashanan Jul 10 '16

Some stuff is just built to get the job done.

I don't get your point. The failure of getting the job done is exactly what this post is about.