I’m not sure I follow the dislike of fate gates, especially how the author believes the largest rail transit systems in the world should use them but no one els

I’m not sure I follow the dislike of fate gates, especially how the author believes the largest rail transit systems in the world should use them but no one else. My experience has mostly been with Washington DC transit and I don’t ever remember having an issue at the fare gate. They also let you buy an rfid card from a machine kiosk with cash.