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[Dizzy @Dizzy0wl]

@GEHadji @sam_d_1995 What makes transit unique such that ppl must pay per use in order for it to be compelling to the user? It seems ppls brains break when it comes to transit. Universal education, healthcare etc is fine, but transit? You must pay to make it a compelling service. It's bizarre.

[Dizzy @Dizzy0wl]

@GEHadji @sam_d_1995 The railway is free for the vast majority of the network, and the ferry is 100% free regardless of terminals. Your whole point is free public transit doesn't work because ppl don't have skin in the game, but it does. Also, why does this notion not hold true for other services?

[Dizzy @Dizzy0wl]

@jc_econ In your opinion, is there anything negative about the current state of the US economy? Or is everything just fine? What explains the massive resurgence of the labor/union movement? Surly, if the economy was fine, we wouldn't expect to see that.

[Dizzy @Dizzy0wl]

@GEHadji @sam_d_1995 So why does that not apply to libraries, parks, or schools? Riders haven't had an iota of skin in the game for the past 3 decades when it comes to the SI Ferry, seems to be running pretty smoothly, the boats and terminals are well maintained, same for the SI railway.

[Dizzy @Dizzy0wl]

@sam_d_1995 @GEHadji I truly don't understand why ppl who are for universal healthcare, college, libraries etc, all of a sudden do a 180 when it comes to transit. I guess it's the relatively small pay per use amount, but if you're paycheck to paycheck, it adds up extremely quickly.

[Dizzy @Dizzy0wl]

@sam_d_1995 @GEHadji But ultimately it should just be 100% free. I view public transit as being identical to healthcare, schooling, libraries, public parks etc. The funding should come from general taxation, not a pay per use system. There's a lot of ppl for whom 2.90 multiple times a day is too much

[Dizzy @Dizzy0wl]

@shestheman The St. George stop is the ferry, ppl used to get off at Tompkinsville then walk to the ferry, so they started charging at that stop too. I think it's just a case of charging for the convenient stop to get into Manhattan.

[Dizzy @Dizzy0wl]

@shestheman Yep. You only have to pay if you get off at Tompkinsville or the St. George stops, but every other stop is completely free.

[Dizzy @Dizzy0wl]

@StatisticUrban The Staten Island ferry seems to be doing pretty well, it's been free for about three decades now. It's pretty reliable and frequent. Same goes for the Staten Island railway.

[Dizzy @Dizzy0wl]

@ascendent33 @MurphyMack @transhudsonite The train is as long as you get off at Stapleton and walk to the ferry. But I get what you mean. Still, it's not that expensive to get to Manhattan if you take a bus to the ferry or get off at the ferry when using the train.

[Dizzy @Dizzy0wl]

@sam_d_1995 And if you live close to a train stop, as long as you get off at Stapleton and make the pretty short walk to the ferry, you can get from the south shore of Staten Island to Manhattan completely free. I used to do that all the time in 2013/2014.

[Dizzy @Dizzy0wl]

@TheKavernacle I'd also add Orphan Black, probably the most feminist tv show, and it does a masterful job showing how systems, regardless of the demographic makeup of their leaders, oppress people.

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@sirensongs1 @FuckCarsReddit Because all 5 boroughs are NYC.

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@SestraHulk Also, "a completely unique copy of the original" is a really good tagline. Apparently it's clones trying to figure out their origin again, but it'll be a different take on it.

[Dizzy @Dizzy0wl]

@SestraHulk I love that they're leaning so heavily into the biopunk aspect of the world. The original did cool things with it, especially when it came to Rachel's eye, but it was more often kept in the background until season 4, aside from cloning obviously.

[Dizzy @Dizzy0wl]

@Dock_Currie @OllieVargas79 A Smedley Butler situation.

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@rice_rust_belt @transit_enjoyer Things are better than they were/than other countries, but still bad. I personally believe society should constantly be improving, but perhaps I'm wrong to think that way.

[Dizzy @Dizzy0wl]

@rice_rust_belt @transit_enjoyer I don't understand your point. Yes, it's the best service in the country, but it's still bad in some respects. It's like saying feminists complaining about inequality in the work place is nonsense, they already got the vote and the ability to earn a living absent a husband etc.

[Dizzy @Dizzy0wl]

@rice_rust_belt You're right, but to be fair, most of the subway system has god awful ventilation, the air quality is garbage, it's sweltering in the summer.

[Dizzy @Dizzy0wl]

@messedupfoods The eternal oscillation of pasta production.