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tweet by amtrak ben: i think we should build high speed rail next to freeways only because it would make drivers feel like complete losers all the time

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    • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      10 months ago

      You dont want to solve any problem.

      What problem are you solving by smugly standing “in the middle” and snorting up your own farts here?

      • Aopen@discuss.tchncs.de
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        10 months ago

        I want transportation system to be improved for people’s welldom and without trying to impose any views sacrifiing quality in the process

        “See these losers on train? They built 20% longer route only because they wanted to make passagers see losers on highway”

        • SmokinStalin [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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          10 months ago

          You are in a room where everyone already agrees that high speed rail is good.

          Someone makes a (very fucking obvious) joke about how high speed rail is so good we should build them next to highways to make carbrains jealous.

          You: um actually we shouldn’t try to make people feel bad. Making people jealous is bad policy decision. Doing that would make the train less efficient too.

          Everyone else in the room: yes we know you joyless nerd.