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marcosdumay
on July 20, 2022
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In microtransit, passengers order a shuttle van in...
> because "polite society" drives everywhere
In other words, because they are currently bad.
woodruffw
on July 20, 2022
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Chicken and egg; we've (in the US) culturally encoded public transport as inconvenient, inefficient, and for "poor people," all but ensuring that it remains that way. Other parts of the world don't have that stigma, and are better off for it.
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In other words, because they are currently bad.