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quaawaa said:
Transit lovers have no idea how expensive HSR is. Normal Japanese people don't commute on the Shinkansen because it's way too expensive to use everyday. I blame JR for giving tourists an unlimited use pass so they don't realize how much the train actually costs.
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The JR pass is actually very expensive and more or less requires a very specific vacation plan to "get your money's worth", most visitors will save quite a bit of money by just booking the trips separately. As further insult to injury, you also don't get access to the super express point-to-point itineraries on the main lines and have to take the cuck train with significantly more intermediate stops, you have to buy separate (albeit discounted) tickets for those.
 
Will the NJB crowd support train supremacy or disavow?
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Seymour Duncan said:
The JR pass is actually very expensive and more or less requires a very specific vacation plan to "get your money's worth", most visitors will save quite a bit of money by just booking the trips separately. As further insult to injury, you also don't get access to the super express point-to-point itineraries on the main lines and have to take the cuck train with significantly more intermediate stops, you have to buy separate (albeit discounted) tickets for those.
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Strangely, before 2023 it was definitely more economical to buy the JR Pass instead of individual tickets, even for something like a single Tokyo to Osaka trip.
Even strangely, the JR Pass is only available for foreign tourists. I know JR is a group of private companies (let's ignore for now that they were privatized with half the debt going to the taxpayers), but imagine spending tax money to build a railway, only to give discounts to tourists. That must sting!
 
Radovan Karadžić said:
Strangely, before 2023 it was definitely more economical to buy the JR Pass instead of individual tickets, even for something like a single Tokyo to Osaka trip.
Even strangely, the JR Pass is only available for foreign tourists. I know JR is a group of private companies (let's ignore for now that they were privatized with half the debt going to the taxpayers), but imagine spending tax money to build a railway, only to give discounts to tourists. That must sting!
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The "eternal tourist" mindset of these people means that if it benefits them and not locals it's still a win. They'll be happy that some road somewhere in town gets a "road diet" and then when the locals complain—that the addition of medians or the loss of street parking or however things are altered, affect their livelihood, they bitch about how selfish they are, because how dare people want control of their own neighborhoods.
 
Xarpho's Return said:
The "eternal tourist" mindset of these people means that if it benefits them and not locals it's still a win. They'll be happy that some road somewhere in town gets a "road diet" and then when the locals complain—that the addition of medians or the loss of street parking or however things are altered, affect their livelihood, they bitch about how selfish they are, because how dare people want control of their own neighborhoods.
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One street here has a fuckton of speed bumps every like 5 meters which is something that Jason would call "Awesome traffic calming", I've driven on it with instructors, family members, colleagues, etc. I cannot think of a single human being who has ever been there who says "Yeah this is good". Makes no fucking sense either because the cycle lane is separated and there are no fucking pedestrians on this road anyways nor is it designed to accomodate them. It's one of the most bizarre things I have ever seen. And these are extremely steep and damaging bumps as well.
 
quaawaa said:
The Carbrain may be able to afford to spend $80,000 a year after tax on transportation but the Bikebrain can play on his Nintendo Switch while commuting:
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"Carbrain" this, "carbrain" that. Guess what?
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Even rats prefer the freedom of personal transport. You think a single rat stuck on an NYC subway wouldn't prefer to be able to go where he wishes without having to dodge crack addicts and iPhone speaker jeet-tongue mumble rap?
 
quaawaa said:
The best part is the replies:
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Meanwhile:
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That line across Southern Michigan should have three trains on it currently. You may notice it has none. It looks like all but two of today's six trains have been quietly replaced by buses, and the morning train from Chicago stopped about three miles outside the station due to a mechanical and hasn't moved for 2+ hours.

Also quietly, the national 'alerts' account on X has stopped announcing the bus replacements when they're done ahead of time. Because it was just wall to wall 'Due to equipment unavailability...' announcements documenting the absolute winter collapse of the Midwestern rail network. Again, all the equipment on the MI/IL/MO lines are brand new blank check project stuff from Siemens, and they can't hack it in the cold.

I keep harping on this, but it's really relevant. Amtrak's lucky that every one of the midwestern lines hits one or more college towns on the way. The market is really the hundred or more college kids on student fares that have to get to the show tonight in Chicago, and by the time they learn that it sucks, actually, there's a whole new crop in the incoming class.
 
quaawaa said:
Someone shared a technical article URL='https://archive.ph/Zo7oH'[/URL] on Hacker News URL='https://archive.ph/vWHRp'[/URL] about how city builder games draw roads. Most of the comments are about how evil roads are. The site is not a tech forum anymore; it's just reddit 2.
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Sperging over "roads bad, streets good" is not only missing the point (the article was talking about any road or street that could be created with existing tools...the name isn't the issue) but it goes to show just how fluid their definition of roads/streets/avenues are. Half the roads depicted are simple two-way affairs with bicycle lanes and sidewalks. Are roads limited access and streets aren't? Is there a set definition of speed? Is it number of lanes? We already established that sometimes the difference between "stroad" and a "street" is just plopping down a light rail in the center of it.

This would be better fit for the city simulation thread but the other half of the spline problem in roads is how post-SC4 city sims don't properly adjust lot sizes and placement for the curved road, basically creating awkward vacant triangles.
 
They don't actually go out because they suffer from crippling autism and having no friends IRL, but they blame that on the lack of public transit infrastructure and "third places".
 
Rudolf's Friend said:
They're now using football to sperg about wanting 15-minute cities.
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I don't even know what they're trying to say. You can't have what, exactly? A rooftop bar in the middle of a residential neighborhood? Some spontaneous crummy shack like a third-world country? Rooftop dining? Building something in the middle of a football field?

Given that it is basically a set, this smacks of the "wow, this video game city has 12 buildings and no cars, truly the pinnacle of good city design" sperging a while back.

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I wonder how many of these redditors even go out and party enough that drunk-friendly transport is needed.
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Riding a horse drunk is perhaps one of the worst things you could do in the horsecentric world, because a properly-trained horse will follow YOUR commands and if you're compromised, as will your horse.
 
Xarpho's Return said:
I don't even know what they're trying to say. You can't have what, exactly? A rooftop bar in the middle of a residential neighborhood? Some spontaneous crummy shack like a third-world country? Rooftop dining? Building something in the middle of a football field?
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He loves that there is a bodega next to ethnic restaurants. Of course, every strip mall in a heavily Hispanic area also looks like this, but urbanists never actually explore cities.

It's a forced meme, like all leftist attempts at meming. Right-wing Twitter, on the other hand, has been pointing out that welfare is so central to Puerto Rican culture that they put a "We Accept EBT" sign in the fake bodega's window.

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As long as we are daydreaming Is there a fuck everything cult i can join? Because I want to work from home, have everything delivered to my house, and then cooked and fed to me by attractive single women. Thank you.
 
JeanRob1 said:
Become a millionaire, you will have this.
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Nah, all you will get are gold diggers who will rob you blind.
Autistic Nonetheless said:
As long as we are daydreaming Is there a fuck everything cult i can join? Because I want to work from home, have everything delivered to my house, and then cooked and fed to me by attractive single women. Thank you.
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If you want to start a sex cult you need to start it yourself as the head of the cult is usually the one getting any.
First, you need to do is read up on eastern religions and philosophy with a healty dose of niche sci fi mixed in to form the basis of your new faith. Next, you need some serious yogi drip, ornate robes, turbans, well groomed beard, get a tan, and most importantly sheer, uncompromising confidence in your bullshit. Now for the most expensive and dangerous part. You need to move to the west coast and set up shop there. White women in that region love woo woo cult bullshit and you will quickly establish a follower base for your cult and a stream of fresh pussy.
 
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