Christopher Mims on Nostr: 2/ First, why this matters so much. Put simply, much of America’s built environment ...

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First, why this matters so much.

Put simply, much of America’s built environment — the most critical parts, like bridges, the electrical grid, the buildings in which we live — was built in the 60s and 70s.

Trillions of dollars of steel and concrete is entering middle age.

Surfside’s collapse is but the most infamous example.