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That's because your transit system is taking up the slack in other parts of your municipal system that are failing, not because public transit is bad. It's bec
by astrodust 7y ago
That's because your transit system is taking up the slack in other parts of your municipal system that are failing, not because public transit is bad.
It's because "fuck poor people" is happening across a broad spectrum.
- patcon 7y agoThis. imho transit ridership bears more of the burden of the "fuck poor people" undercurrent of America. It's maybe the snowy after image of the American Dream: Anyone can make [if they work hard] / It must be their fault if they don't make it.
- astrodust 7y agoEven in its most dysfunctional state, like busses that are total shit and run once an hour on a drunkenly erratic schedule, it's still operational as compared to other things like homeless shelters, drug rehab centers, and mental health care which don't exist or are completely overwhelmed.
- munk-a 7y agoAs much as rich people hate buses, they're a vital transportation resource to working folks - I take a bus and metro every day and save a bunch compared to owning and commuting in a car.
- astrodust 7y agoYou don't take the bus because you like it, but because you have no other option.
- jcranmer 7y agoThere have been places where I could have commuted by car (i.e., I owned a car), but chose to commute by bus instead.
- munk-a 7y agoNope, I've got plenty of other options, I just choose to take the bus and support public transit. I do well for myself, not stupid SV levels of salary, but quite comfortable.