Comments on: All of the global cities that we think of as epic took up less than eight square miles https://www.isegoria.net/2024/06/all-of-the-global-cities-that-we-think-of-as-epic-took-up-less-than-eight-square-miles/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:05:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Roo_ster https://www.isegoria.net/2024/06/all-of-the-global-cities-that-we-think-of-as-epic-took-up-less-than-eight-square-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-3694398 Roo_ster Sat, 29 Jun 2024 16:16:27 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=51682#comment-3694398 Agree with Kgaard on both his points.

]]> By: Ezra https://www.isegoria.net/2024/06/all-of-the-global-cities-that-we-think-of-as-epic-took-up-less-than-eight-square-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-3694368 Ezra Sat, 29 Jun 2024 10:18:48 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=51682#comment-3694368 My father was a railroad man so he would have greatly disagreed with the demise of the railroads USA to the extent they existed until at least 1945.

Was it progress? Inevitable?

]]> By: Jim https://www.isegoria.net/2024/06/all-of-the-global-cities-that-we-think-of-as-epic-took-up-less-than-eight-square-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-3694282 Jim Fri, 28 Jun 2024 23:58:35 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=51682#comment-3694282 According to a graphic I found on the Internets, 2021 “freight transport revenue per ton-mile” was 2.9¢ for water, 4.6¢ for rail, 24.3¢ for road, and 134.7¢ for air. That doesn’t count the externalities, of course, but it does reflect the operating costs of the corporations themselves, which isn’t nothing.

]]> By: Kgaard https://www.isegoria.net/2024/06/all-of-the-global-cities-that-we-think-of-as-epic-took-up-less-than-eight-square-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-3694259 Kgaard Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:37:16 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=51682#comment-3694259 This is probably the most insightful thing Ziehan has ever written. He is such a shill for the Neocons that usually he is revolting. But this is quite good.

]]> By: Jim https://www.isegoria.net/2024/06/all-of-the-global-cities-that-we-think-of-as-epic-took-up-less-than-eight-square-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-3694245 Jim Fri, 28 Jun 2024 17:31:56 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=51682#comment-3694245 Very true.

Incidentally, how big was Venice?

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