"How to end the American obsession with driving"
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The one thing we're not allowed to talk about is the "crazy homeless guy" problem most public transit systems in major US cities have. Everyone I know who rides transit as part of their normal commute has at least one such story. And the transit authorities and city administrators are unable or unwilling to address that particular issue.
Beyond that mask and vaccination requirements on all forms of public transit pretty much ensure that unless I can drive somewhere I will not go there. And since at this point it's obvious that my enemies see all forms of public infrastructure as tools of social control to be used against their enemies (ie. me) I have no desire to give them even more control over my life.
https://youtu.be/fRDgW0LBqHM
It's been known about for a while.
Yes but a lot of New Yorkers see it is some sort of positive or "rite of passage" to see crazy shit on the subway. It isn't, and thinking of it as "harmless entertainment" does nothing to actually address the problem.
I never understood that mentality "the place I live is always a little shitty, but I like that because I think it makes me look tough/worldly". Honestly, basically every reason people might have for wanting to live in New York City or another big city seem like negatives to me.
It's called coping.