I keep forgetting the these "people" absolutely detest nature. Describing that image as sterile and soulless, when there's a beautiful mountain range in the background, is completely bizarre to me. If I didn't already live in a naturally beautiful state I would definitely live in Utah. With the amount of stunning views and outdoor activities the state has to offer, it would probably take half a lifetime to enjoy it all. Being so far removed from the urban lifestyle, I just can't wrap my head around the idea of seeing the natural landscape as something to be despised, to the point where you'd want it defiled by a concrete hell.
That's because Urb*nists are sick in the head. You sorround an Urb*nist with beutifulnature and he/she will have an absolute meltdown. There literally was a reddit post where one of them admitted to breaking down in such a situation.
Sure I can't play or drink while driving but I can do both those things in more comfortable setting because I get home early do having a car.
shit, you can even play vidya in a game if you have someone else driving
*Blasts heavy metal on speakers in car while leaning back in cushioned seat*
Sounds like the main reason for the decline in ridership is the braindead decision to get rid of timed transfers so it's no longer time efficient to take the train to Brooklyn:
When comparing travel times, urbanists never count time walking to/from stations, time spent waiting for the bus/train to arrive, and time spent waiting for connections, so I doubt they will care until they personally have to use this train. Hypocritically though, they get mad when a driver doesn't count the time it takes to walk across the parking lot.Article said:The biggest impact this had was eliminating timed transfers, or when two trains going to different places are scheduled to arrive at the same station—ideally across a platform—so people can easily switch from one to the other. Timed transfers at Jamaica were central to the LIRR because of the system’s design, with branches on one end, multiple termini on the other, and one meeting point in the middle. The key for a timed transfer is that if one train is delayed a small amount of time, say a matter of minutes—a frequent occurrence on the notoriously imprecise LIRR—the other will hold at the station so people can still transfer. For the last 50 years, that’s what LIRR did.
But ESA eliminated the timed transfers at Jamaica. Now, if, say, a Brooklyn shuttle is three minutes late getting into Jamaica, the connecting train going to people’s final destination might not wait. Moreover, because of the new platform for the Brooklyn shuttle, the transfers are no longer cross-platform. They are called “up and over” transfers where people have to go up stairs, across an overpass, and down to the scheduled track, which can take several minutes, adding to the possibility of a missed connection. And if the shuttle is crowded, there could be hundreds of people trying to get up and over, resulting in crowding and more delays and missed connections. If you miss your connection, you have to wait until the next scheduled train, which could be anywhere from 10 minutes to a half hour or more, depending on the time of day. The end result is that some people are getting better service to the east side of Manhattan while others have unreliable and potentially disastrous commutes and have to worry about whether they will make connections by a matter of seconds.
That's the magic of the MTA, and New York in general. You can give them all the money in the world you want and it won't improve shit one bit. NYC's inflated $100 Billion budget is higher than some small countries.
Just one more dollar bro.
I've returned lol. But yes. Outdoor activities are pretty encouraged, along with a lot of nerd shit because the majority of the population doesn't drink, smoke, or go to strip clubs; we have more board games here than practically anywhere.
The outdoors of Utah is the best part. Buy a tent and go camping at the MANY sites. Go hiking, hunting, the world is your oyster. And that in itself acts as a filter, which I'm happy about
That's exactly what you're supposed to do. Throw away every advance of the last two hundred years, steam engines included, because you can make cars with those, and go back to sleds, Pyramids of egypt style, slaves and all motherfucker
i think this is in reference to like pickup trucks not semis. granted you can carry far more heavy shit in one of those too compared to cargo bikes but if we're just talking general shit like groceries, carrying lighter objects, stuff like that, it's probably fine. heavier shit would probably need a van or small truck and you can just rent those or pay someone to do it for you if you really need to
