I felt like that for so long before moving and I kept trying and failing to convince people it could work there and that life would be better. Ohio is owned by the auto industry, I know, but also the fact that the 3CD corridor keeps being rejected and the fact that Columbus and Cincinnati dont have a light rail is insane to me. Like yeah it’s longer to ride than to drive (except during peak times) but if you build your society’s expectations around a reasonable train commute it’s not an issue. A half hour drive is mentally draining in a way that public transit isn’t. With a train about every 10 minutes I’m not leaving anything early to take the train, I’m just taking for granted the fact that anything in the city within a reasonable distance of a train stop is reasonably accessible. I’m sure it’s a real schlep from end to end but that’s not the default, that’s going between two distant suburbs, which is always a pain in the ass.

I will say this has lessened my freedom in one way: I don’t want to live far from a train station again.

That’s fair lol, it’s a great time but there’s a reason there’s emphasis on how you can’t un-take it. You buy the ticket you take the fucking ride lol.

That’s fair. My experience is with lsd, where finding out is closely tied to fucking around.

That makes sense. New Jersey has a perfectly adequate rail network. It’s not amazing but it’s better than most places

I moved somewhere I can leave the car at home for most trips and it’s amazing. I get a day pass for the train and I dont have to worry about where I parked. I don’t have to worry if I’ll have a place to park. And my wife and I can decide when to go home separately if one has more energy than the other. Sure I need to be aware of when the trains slow down, but it really is freeing

Nothing sounds more fun than a nice long drive with everyone else doing the same. Unfortunately I’ve got a train to catch so I won’t be able to make it

For the kids looking for a good use of psychedelics, the golden rule is to start low, increase potency slowly, and if you’re ever thinking you might have a dud, give it about 1.5 the amount of time it takes to really kick in before trying a second. If the second is a dud too, enjoy a nice day of sober relaxation in the environment you’d planned on being high in, the third try may very well be what gets you. Remember, once you take it, you can’t go back and take less and time to kick in isn’t always going to be the same.

Wait, I always thought the name was mocking. Heroic as in “you think you’re superman over here”

Yeah you never act on your psychedelic realizations for at least a few days. Gotta give it time to settle

Can they? I know in America we use corn ethanol in our gas and its common knowledge (read: I’ve heard it a million times and didn’t look it up anytime in the past decade) that it uses more petroleum energy to obtain than you get out. Add in that our food supply is about to get worse because of climate change thats a concern.

Biofuel is great in cases like burning kudzu (fast growing invasive plant responsible for some impressive pictures) for fuel or in cases where weight to energy is vital like aviation. But there’s a limit on how much can be used at any time

Ah, a man so insane it’s easy to forget how bigoted he was

Fair enough. In the meantime I’ll take a train and use photovoltaic power

I’m pretty sure [spicy chemical I can’t spell] is toxic to insects. I’d double check but I can’t spell it at the moment

I hate how this has obviously been coming for decades and yet they still refuse to listen. Even if someone doesn’t believe in climate change, oil is non renewable. That’s just how fossil fuels work

Netherlands. They arent perfect but they have bicycles, freedom, and the shengen area

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Yeah and there are better tactics but they’re hard. I’ve heard of orchestras having auditioners be given a number, have to take off their shoes, and play from behind a curtain. It eliminates any risk of race or gender being involved in the decision. It’s just hard to scale that to other stuff

I would ask what I possibly could’ve done gayer. I flirted with another lesbian couple in front of my wife at a pride parade. No seriously God, lets speak to your manager about this…

Yeah back in the day we made sure no matter who you were and what was going on you had the opportunity to hear our take on it

Mind you I suppose that still happens thanks to us being a very loud and online people, but having an “America says x” channel in a time where people liked us sure was a good idea

Smedley Butler was great. Imagine attempting a coup and decide to bring in a retired marine general who seems like he’s all on board with your fascist nonsense only to learn after the fact that he’s gone and been convinced of socialism