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[reaperducer]

I used to feel that way until smartphones and laptops became common. Now I'd rather poke at my phone on a bus than sit in traffic in a car.

[trixie_ → reaperducer]

I'd agree if the time spent was the same.

In LA it will take you easily twice as long to get where you're going with public transit.

[reaperducer → trixie_]

Not just L.A. when I lived in Chicago, I could have driven to work in 30 minutes. Instead I took a train and a bus 75 minutes each way and kept my sanity.

[trixie_ → reaperducer]

I guess to each their own. Though I suspect the majority of people would rather spend 1 hour driving than 2.5 hours in a bus everyday.

[sokoloff → reaperducer]

I'm not saying it's right, but poking at one's phone and sitting in traffic are not mutually exclusive.