thethirdgracchi

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[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 10 points 3 days ago

Oh I 100% agree with this, I'm not saying a medieval peasant would be excited to ride a metro because it would solve their like commute issues because peasants didn't have a commute lol, they could just walk to the fields from town. I'm talking strictly because trains are cool and a medieval peasant would think it's cool to ride a magical on-land boat.

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 11 points 3 days ago

The East Asian skull shape is unable to comprehend this even though it's peak efficiency, American exceptionalism right here baby.

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 10 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Yeah I agree, have to imagine a medieval peasant would actually be pretty psyched to ride a metro.

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 11 points 3 days ago

I use cagers regularly, it's such a perfect encapsulation of that terminal carbrain mentality.

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 12 points 3 days ago

It's not nearly as bad as this but yes NYC has this concept of "express" trains that skip stations during rush hours even when it's the same train line, and it can be very confusing even if you've taken any other metro on earth.

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 22 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

This is much more common on the LIRR or NJ Transit than the subway. Certain stations only allow the first 10 cars, last four cars, etc