system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why did it take 1 year to construct the Empire State Building in 1930 but 7 years to construct One World Trade Center in modern times?

Shouldn't modern technology speed up the construction process?
gpt
Modern technology and construction processes are more complex which takes more time. They also come with more safety regulations both in construction and in what workers are allowed to do. The Empire State Building was also much smaller.