• threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    It’s not that simple. Many places on the planet do not have a high enough population density to make subways viable.

    I love trains. I take trains when possible. But your take is overly simplistic.

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      7 months ago

      Yet in the early 1900s there was enough population for an extensive network of trolleys… With 2 billion people on the entire planet. Now were headed back to trolleys with extra steps

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      7 months ago

      Obviously people who absolutely need cars have no choice, but for most of the population, however, take the subway.

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        7 months ago

        I think you underestimate how shitty public transit is outside of like maybe six or seven major metros across all of North America.

        You compare needing cars to using the subways as if I have a choice. Most of us literally don’t.

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              7 months ago

              I assumed Canadians are allowed to move to and live in the US.

              Shitting on all countries but your own is elitist.

              Shitting on one country (especially when it is justified) is not.