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		pests 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NYC wants you to stop taking traffic cam selfies, ... You just quoted that the public is using it - isn't that why we pay for it?

JumpCrisscross 7 months ago [–]

> the public is using it - isn't that why we pay for it?

For entertainment. I'm not saying it's a good reason. But I could absolutely see "why are we paying millions of dollars to fund someone's Tik Tok" play well in an election.

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