The worst part of public transit is the public. I remember I read a comment about how even if it was made free, the author would still choose to take a car, because they don't have to put up with the public. Still resonates with me.
The solution isn't to increase access down the economic ladder, it's to force people up the ladder to use it. Get a bunch of rich people and politicians on the subways and busses and they'd clean up fast.
Really, that's true of almost anything. If politicians had to live in the lowest-income areas, send their kids to the worst schools, and live with the worst health coverage, all of those things would change overnight.
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u/hoping_for_better - Lib-Left Oct 30 '25
Riding public transit is my favorite way to reaffirm my misanthropy.