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> Buying a reusable token doesn't take 20 minutes more than buying a paper ticket. No, but it could expend 20x the resources, and not be used 20x as much. As
by kube-system 2y ago
> Buying a reusable token doesn't take 20 minutes more than buying a paper ticket.
No, but it could expend 20x the resources, and not be used 20x as much.
As the article mentions, the purpose of these paper tickets is for single-use or short term use, and the system also supports plastic cards for longer term use.
- lxgr 2y agoThese tokens are collected at the end of each trip (or you can’t leave). This obviously only works in systems that have mandatory exit turnstiles.