atinypony (02:45:23)
i bet i can guess the ending - there was more money to be made ████ing over the entire country than there was to having functioning infrastructure

mirrorbird (02:45:22)
but a car eats money even if you aren't using it, due to general repairs, and fuel

mirrorbird (02:45:07)
dunno how the costs compare though. was recently thinking about a trip up to York and it's about 100 quid. that's a lot for a train ticket. isn't it? even in 2025. la la la

mirrorbird (02:44:28)
in britain we have the luxury of not necessarily having to have a car, cause it's a small country, lots of railways. (and did you ever wonder why the USA is poorly served by railways? THAT'S a good story)

atinypony (02:44:04)
but also hear heark, ████ neoliberalism

mirrorbird (02:43:58)
yeah tmai

atinypony (02:43:46)
[oneliner was entirely banned several times because plix everywhere]

mirrorbird (02:43:37)
-- decades-ago privatisation which turned it into stock-market debt-swapping. ahem. ok. done.

mirrorbird (02:43:22)
thank god i never had a car, another bill that would harass. oh yes, i won't talk about this either, due to no-plix, but water bills just shot up MASSIVELY if you live around London/Thames area, largely due to --

mirrorbird (02:42:38)
and in both cases "well you don't have to, you can build your own" => yes but i'm not going to get in my back yard and build a fucking Renault with GPS and comfy seats. market forces.

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