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by keyboard_slap 904 days ago
To a point. Their usefulness is typically eclipsed by trains, drones, and direct insertion in the late game.

Let's extend the metaphor. If you're trying to move a small, intermittent supply of products from around 1km away to your base, do you build an underground belt (this startup's gadgetbahn) or connect it to your rail network (existing roads and sidewalks)?