We get a highway on stilts. But the Greeks, Norwegians, Chinese, Malaysians and Brazilians get big beautiful bridges at least one of which – the Greek span – is earthquake resistant.
We'll leave the French out of it for now but look at the photos of all these marvelous works of human engineering and think about what the state of California is building on one of the most beautiful sights in a state filled with beautiful sights. It's a sad metaphor.