Notices by Dan Wentzel ?️‍? (danwentzel@mastodon.lol)

@atomicpoet I have built up on #Mastodon less then half the followers I had #Twitter, but I enjoy ten times the engagement — and is all civil. Plus, I can edit my typos!

The quality of the social networking experience here is so much higher. And no one calls me a “groomer” or “pedophile” because I don’t support Trump or fascism.

I just wish we could convince more public institutions, government agencies, and elected officials to post here.

I have been surrounded by gays, trans, and drag queens my whole adult life. Not once have I ever had to fear violence or harm from any of them, or had to have special training in case one came into my workplace. Meanwhile, I have been bullied and threatened by people who called themselves “Christians”, harassed by cops, and had to attend special training in case someone shows up at the office with an AR-15.

I'm not yet convinced that public transit should be $0 to ride.

Should it be subsidized for poor and low income riders? Absolutely! However, in my experience, people don't tend to value or demand better of a service that they don't pay anything for. How do we prevent a free service from becoming increasingly dirtier and more unsafe since "you get what you pay for"?

Not to mention shortfalls in transit operations funding.

I have an open-mind though. Convince me. #transit #publictransit