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   aaron@frostmn.social's status on Monday, 13-Feb-2023 23:49:12 JST aaron

   • Evan Prodromou

   @evan preferred: Train (Due to the poor state of rail coverage in the US) Most likely: car/plane.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@prodromou.pub)'s status on Monday, 13-Feb-2023 23:49:11 JST Evan Prodromou

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     @aaron why do you prefer a form of transportation that is poor?

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     aaron@frostmn.social's status on Tuesday, 14-Feb-2023 01:06:41 JST aaron

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     • Evan Prodromou

     @evan if the US actually built out the infrastructure they wouldn’t be. I wish they where here what they could be.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@prodromou.pub)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Feb-2023 01:06:41 JST Evan Prodromou

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     @aaron so, you *want* to prefer trains, but you don't.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@prodromou.pub)'s status on Saturday, 18-Feb-2023 06:35:22 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • gerry

     @gerry @aaron every question is vague if you look closely enough.

     One benefit of intelligence is the ability to deal with uncertainty about complex situations.

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     gerry (gerry@mastodon.pirateparty.be)'s status on Saturday, 18-Feb-2023 06:35:24 JST gerry

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     • Evan Prodromou

     @evan
     It’s a vague question because it neglects to establish whether the train system is well implemented or the garbage such as what you have in most of the US.

     Considering it’s an international poll & you don’t know where responders live, we have to make assumptions. What if an American visits Europe? Should they answer in terms of travel from home, or within Europe?

     I move around, so I have a different preference with each place I find myself. Then I also have a preference of fast trains in a hypothetical region where all forms of transport are at their best. But even that’s not a simple answer, because pricing affects my preference. Sometimes the fast train is /cheaper/ than the slow train due to marketplace idiosyncrasies, but not typically.

     @aaron

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     Space Hobo Actual (spacehobo@teh.entar.net)'s status on Saturday, 18-Feb-2023 15:23:17 JST Space Hobo Actual

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     • Evan Prodromou

     @evan @aaron People have said that they would prefer teleportation if it were available. I think that's a reasonable stance to take: "I prefer rides on mode X; unfortunately those rides are not available here."

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