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After 50 million miles, Waymos crash a lot less than human drivers (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 0 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

So fuck everyone who can't afford to, or doesn't want to, live in the city?

I can, do, and will vote for officials that want to expand public transit. I also appreciate other efforts being taken, because I don't let perfect be the enemy of the good, and I recognize that no one solution works for everyone.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    So fuck everyone who can't afford to, or doesn't want to, live in the city?

    What the hell? Were did you pull that from my comment?

    We need to work to improve public transport everywhere. Switzerland can have timely consistent trains to tiny villages in the fucking alps. We can have it here. We need to push for it though.

    People saying "it doesn't work for me right now so shut up" are actively harmful to the discussion. They're choosing to be in a position where it doesn't work at all (though it doesn't work well for almost anyone in America outside of DC and NYC). I'm not saying "fuck them" I'm saying "your opinion is not relevant if it's only complaining about doing better because it's bad for you right now."

    Its like saying we shouldn't go to the moon because it's hard right now, or we shouldn't try to develop nuclear fusion technology because it's hard right now. I don't care if it's hard right now. We're discussing what could/should be.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Here's a summary of this thread:

    Guy 1 - why is anyone doing waymo when there's public transit

    Guy 2 - last mile problem

    Guy 3 - it works great for me in the city surrounded by bus stops, no last mile problem

    Me - it doesn't work great for me barely outside the city. (My point being that it'll take a lot to get public transit to within 1 mile of where I am, let alone to someone even further from the city)

    You - that's your own fault so stop complaining

    Me - so fuck me and everyone farther out than me apparently.

    That's how we got here. I simply stated my situation as it relates to public transit, and you tell me it's just my own fault and I should shut up.

    We have a long way to go to get ubiquitous public transit in America. I doubt we will ever get there. It makes sense to consider other options as well.

    I'm saying we should go to the moon AND develop nuclear fusion.

    You want to know what's harmful to discussion? Pricks like you telling people that their opinion is irrelevant.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I think you misunderstood most of what doesn't agree with you (purposefully or not).

    Waymo is an investment.

    So is public transport.

    One is more effective and better for more people.

    Why are we investing in Waymo?

    You want to know what's harmful to discussion? Pricks like you telling people that their opinion is irrelevant.

    Your opinion about right now is irrelevant to the discussion of how things should be. It is not irrelevant in a discussion about right now, only this one. Every time public transport is discussed someone like you feels the need to say "it doesn't work FOR ME (currently)!" OK... I'm not sure why we needed to know that. No one said it was great for everyone right now so you didn't add anything to the discussion. It only is a distraction from actually trying to fix things for you. Sometimes this is on purpose and sometimes it isn't. Either way, it's harmful not helpful.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Someone mentioned the last mile problem, and someone else responded as if it doesn't exist based purely on their own situation (right now). I'm pointing out that it does exist with my situation as an example (right now).

    That's all. Should we pretend like there's no last mile problem?

    Maybe in some ideal world, the last mile problem could be solved purely with public transit. We don't live in that world. Investing as of we live in an ideal world is foolish.

    If one approach is effective for more people, that's great, but shouldn't we also invest in solutions that fill the gap?

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