alt text

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

edit: fixed alt text

    • Aopen@discuss.tchncs.de
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      I oppose the inital idea of building high speed rail line next to a highway with only goal of making drivers feel bad on purpose as I dont see shitting on a minor group of radicals a meaningful way of helping whole society

    • Aopen@discuss.tchncs.de
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      What problem are you solving by

      build high speed rail next to freeways only because it would make drivers feel like complete losers all the time

      ?

      People suffer from not optimal train route and see it as they drive on a highway

      • Nakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.net
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        14
        ·
        1 year ago

        You are seizing on a specific part of a post that was making a joke and fixating on that one thing, which is why people are dunking on you.

    • Aopen@discuss.tchncs.de
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      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
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        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.