Apr 12, 2022·2 replies
Scratchin MambaOne day you'll rid your mind of the poisons of individualist thinking i believe in you comrade
How is that individualism
Most people that ride the train do pay the fares. If anything the evaders are the individualists
Theyre taking money and overall f***ing up the quality of it for everyone
Fare evaders cost the BART millions of dollars each year thats money that can go towards the much needed extensions or improving the rails
Apr 12, 2022·1 replymath fiftyHow is that individualism
Most people that ride the train do pay the fares. If anything the evaders are the individualists
Theyre taking money and overall f***ing up the quality of it for everyone
Fare evaders cost the BART millions of dollars each year thats money that can go towards the much needed extensions or improving the rails
Individualism in terms of culture. American individualism stems from a time where the land you owned was yours alone and you had no one for miles and miles
No government no police just your family and firearms- Apr 12, 2022
Bazooemight be a hot take but i feel like the sanitation of violence in films plays a part in desensitization. stuff like marvel or pg-13 shoot em up movies where it doesn't really click in the brain where people are dying
in no way am i saying violence in films should be gory or snuff film type s*** but it should be uncomfortable and not white washed
not really related but that one scene in the last bond film where he kills like 40 fodder villains alone in a stairwell was ridiculous
Apr 12, 2022·1 replyJodyIndividualism in terms of culture. American individualism stems from a time where the land you owned was yours alone and you had no one for miles and miles
No government no police just your family and firearmsLiteral brain rot. They can’t fathom sacrificing even a little to help improve the quality of everyone
Apr 12, 2022in a nation of which the most popular sport is kill the man with the ball, there is a lot to unpack with the USA and our "violence complex"
- Apr 12, 2022·3 repliesmath fifty
How is that individualism
Most people that ride the train do pay the fares. If anything the evaders are the individualists
Theyre taking money and overall f***ing up the quality of it for everyone
Fare evaders cost the BART millions of dollars each year thats money that can go towards the much needed extensions or improving the rails
It's individualist thinking to put the focus on the individual transgressions of individuals in a dysfunctional system instead of the dysfunctional system itself.
You're saying "it should be different but"...
There is no but, when discussing policy there isn't at least. It's either correcting the system or harsher punishment for individuals, and the latter is only going to create more problems than it will solve.
Apr 12, 2022
Not BilI AckmanMetal detectors would never work with the amount of foot traffic and the fact that almost everyone is carrying something that would set it off.
Banning guns, sure, that’s fine
But what’s wrong with cops “wasting” their time in subway stations even in the event where nothing happens? The budget is already astronomically high, and folks think they don’t do anything useful currently. Not sure how assigning cops to patrol subway would be a bad thing in the current system.
There's nothing wrong with it. I'm down for it personally, but do you think the mayor and head of NYPD are for it? I don't think they are or they would have already done so already. And I assume officers would complain about have to do it as well. But if you're asking me I say, hell, let's put a cop on every corner of the city, but we know that won't happen 🤷🏾♂️
I have to drive my mom to work everyday because this fear of the subway. I don't blame her don't want to take it either. Would like for there to be solution so we could feel safe again. Pandemic ruined a lot of s***. Everything was tolerable prior to it
- Apr 12, 2022afterimage
Literal brain rot. They can’t fathom sacrificing even a little to help improve the quality of everyone
Cant be mad at cowboy culture but im a fish in the water
- Apr 12, 2022Jody
How come we say Joker influences culture but video games dont
Simple, researchers (such as the APA) have never found a link between violent video games and violent behaviour. It’s all a falsity, such as “the devil’s lettuce” type of misbeliefs of conservative & sometimes religious folks.
2.8 billion people play video games regularly, globally. While the majority of popular video games do have some sort of violence, MOST players are able to differentiate between virtual & reality.
Chances are, if you are playing a violent game with the INTENTION of being violent IN the game, you already are a violent mf either from birth or upbringing.
Apr 12, 2022·1 replyScratchin MambaIt's individualist thinking to put the focus on the individual transgressions of individuals in a dysfunctional system instead of the dysfunctional system itself.
You're saying "it should be different but"...
There is no but, when discussing policy there isn't at least. It's either correcting the system or harsher punishment for individuals, and the latter is only going to create more problems than it will solve.
the problem is that "revolution is a less problematic solution than reform" is not an inherently convincing binary to people who aren't already predisposed to agreeing with you/in its own way it is also "it should be different but..." thinking
Apr 12, 2022
PALESTINE DATTENI see its not being labelled as a terrorist attack anymore
news is saying the cops said that to not cause panic/they don’t have any evidence of links to any groups yet
Apr 12, 2022
Apr 12, 2022·1 replyHas the gunman been identified yet ?
- Apr 12, 2022·1 replygabapentin
the problem is that "revolution is a less problematic solution than reform" is not an inherently convincing binary to people who aren't already predisposed to agreeing with you/in its own way it is also "it should be different but..." thinking
Oh i know but this is not even about revolution but just reforming public transport itself. It's just what type of reform that's the question, making it more affordable or free, or punishing individuals who don't pay their fares.
- Apr 12, 2022·1 replyThe Wizard
Has the gunman been identified yet ?
not by name but description
5”5, 175-180 lbs, male, black, wearing a gas mask and vest
Apr 12, 2022Not BilI AckmanI would beat the s*** out of you dawg lol
Also the whole point is IF (emphasis on the word IF I know it’s a big word for you) the police budget is going to be what it is, then maybe like you said, instead of harassing the homeless population, we have stronger enforcement on behavior in PUBLIC transportation stations. What a radical take. F*** you too, smoothbrain
- Apr 12, 2022·1 replyScratchin Mamba
It's individualist thinking to put the focus on the individual transgressions of individuals in a dysfunctional system instead of the dysfunctional system itself.
You're saying "it should be different but"...
There is no but, when discussing policy there isn't at least. It's either correcting the system or harsher punishment for individuals, and the latter is only going to create more problems than it will solve.
The fare system of BART isnt inherently dysfunctional. People only hop it cause it's easy to and no one enforces it
But apparently wanting more enforcement is a bad thing according to this thread so the solution would be to make it free and state funded which will never happen here
So idk
- Apr 12, 2022·1 replyhot pancakes
not by name but description
5”5, 175-180 lbs, male, black, wearing a gas mask and vest
5’5 & 175lbs. Damn.
- Apr 12, 2022·1 replyScratchin Mamba
Oh i know but this is not even about revolution but just reforming public transport itself. It's just what type of reform that's the question, making it more affordable or free, or punishing individuals who don't pay their fares.
i use revolution in a more abstract sense not like full revolution
it seems more logical to people that "the solution that requires less change to bring about will create fewer unintended second-order effects"
which is why the status quo persists
not that you don't know this either but it's just that it will always be hard to convince people the small change could be more disruptive than the big one
- Apr 12, 2022·1 replyScratchin Mamba
It's individualist thinking to put the focus on the individual transgressions of individuals in a dysfunctional system instead of the dysfunctional system itself.
You're saying "it should be different but"...
There is no but, when discussing policy there isn't at least. It's either correcting the system or harsher punishment for individuals, and the latter is only going to create more problems than it will solve.
No way you wrote this about paying a fare
- Apr 12, 2022ALPHABEAR
5’5 & 175lbs. Damn.
- Apr 12, 2022·1 replygabapentin
i use revolution in a more abstract sense not like full revolution
it seems more logical to people that "the solution that requires less change to bring about will create fewer unintended second-order effects"
which is why the status quo persists
not that you don't know this either but it's just that it will always be hard to convince people the small change could be more disruptive than the big one
Well a lot of things seem logical to people that actually aren't lol, especially when certain policies have proven to be effective elsewhere
And there is nothing wrong with experimenting with policy either if it's well thought out
- Apr 12, 2022·1 replymath fifty
The fare system of BART isnt inherently dysfunctional. People only hop it cause it's easy to and no one enforces it
But apparently wanting more enforcement is a bad thing according to this thread so the solution would be to make it free and state funded which will never happen here
So idk
It may not inherently dysfunctional but why advocate for more enforcement of something that you beliebe shouldn't be a thing in the first place?
- Apr 12, 2022·4 replies
OH S*** this happened on the Subway CART?
I thought the suspect was on the platform and shot into the cart from there. The Subway is done. There is no recovering from this. I will never ever take the subway after this. There no way of knowing if a nigga is in a mass shooting type of mood today. I will never take that risk f*** outta here
- Apr 12, 2022·1 replyScratchin Mamba
Well a lot of things seem logical to people that actually aren't lol, especially when certain policies have proven to be effective elsewhere
And there is nothing wrong with experimenting with policy either if it's well thought out
no i agree, not even disagreeing with you about the wisdom of this specific policy or in taking big swings
just that its less about the specific content of the ideological change and more about the nature of inertia that makes people hesitant to change the status quo/makes it hard to convince them even with evidence that their initial assumption is wrong