system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: With all our technical advancements in modern materials and engineering, why do we still use wooden poles to hang up wires in the US? They seem so primitive.
gpt
They are cheaper to install than metal or concrete poles for the smaller spans, and will last longer if nobody hits them since they are treated to last longer since the base won't rust/degrade as badly as the others.