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Gyeongbu Expressway

3 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement May 19, 2026 by Shane Parrish · across every show →

Everything said about Gyeongbu Expressway, oldest first

May 19, 2026 positive
Assertion Partly supported
The Gyeongbu Expressway Cut Seoul-to-Busan Travel From 15 Hours to 4 Hours
“Before the highway, the train ride from Seoul to Busan took 15 hours. The expressway cut it to four. In his first year, 3.7 million vehicles used it.”
Shane Parrish May 19, 2026 ▶ 1:23:16 The Hyundai Founder Who Put a Country on His Back
May 19, 2026
Assertion Supported
Hyundai Bought More Heavy Machinery Than Existed in All of South Korea
“Hyundai alone spent over eight million dollars to buy 1900 pieces of heavy equipment for the project. The entire nation of Korea at the time owned only 1400 such machines.”
Shane Parrish May 19, 2026 ▶ 1:19:36 The Hyundai Founder Who Put a Country on His Back
May 19, 2026 negative
Assertion Supported
The World Bank Advised Against Building South Korea's Gyeongbu Expressway
“The World Bank told the Korean government the project was economically and technologically infeasible and would add little to Korea's development.”
Shane Parrish May 19, 2026 ▶ 1:17:13 The Hyundai Founder Who Put a Country on His Back
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