• watty@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    edit-2
    5 days ago

    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.

    • Cethin@lemmy.zip
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      arrow-down
      4
      ·
      5 days ago

      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.

      • watty@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        6
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        edit-2
        5 days 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?