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It's essentially a trade off of responsibility and freedom. With public transport, you aren't responsible for the logistics of moving yourself. However, you al
by Dalewyn 3y ago
It's essentially a trade off of responsibility and freedom.
With public transport, you aren't responsible for the logistics of moving yourself. However, you also aren't free to move as you please.
With private transport, you are responsible for the logistics of moving yourself. However, you also are free to move as you please.
- Lammy 3y agoMy favorite HN-friendly analogy: Public transport is circuit-switched like the Bell System (i.e. trains must physically "switch the road" to change track). Private transport is packet-switched like the Internet. Not a big truck, not a series of tubes, but a series of small trucks :)