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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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  • Aopen@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year 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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      1 year 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.