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      People at my job are SHOCKED that I take the bus to work even after we had a ten minute discussion one night about increasing road rage incidents. I just wanna get on the commute box and zone out until I get there, LOL.

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        We live in a high transit city. Some colleagues live in the suburbs and can’t get that we don’t have a car.

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          the part that really wows them is that I do actually have a car that I use for other things, I just avoid using it as a daily thing because I find that too stressful. I still use the car for large grocery trips or taking the dog to the vet, but using it for a daily commute sounds like a lot of stress to me.

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            Yeah, I commute into work both by car or train, depending on the day. On the days I take the train it’s so much better. Just zone out listening to music or playing on a steam deck, no need to worry about keeping an eye on the road.

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            Same! I take the metro, rented bikes, and walk to get pretty much everywhere. I have a car, it’s a sportscar that I’ve been to the track woth several times and maintain myself. I’m a better driver than them, even in the commuting sense, and I know far more about my expensive purchase than they ever will, and yet their the ones screeching about their bullshit “war on cars” that isn’t even real.

            I’ll never go back to needing a car to do basic daily life things, it’s fucking horrible and I don’t know why anyone would want to live like that.

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      People sharing the same vehicle? Like sitting next to each other and breathing the same air? Easily communism.

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    Why are there so many buses taking people in sports jerseys to the stadium on game day? It’s a conspiracy, those people must be paid actors!

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    Someone needs to just start mimicking all this MAGA nonsense à la the Onion, but maybe with more specific references.

    "BREAKING: Dozens of lifted pickup trucks covered in cult symbols show up at Trump rally. Parking lot is filled despite only 1-2 people per vehicle. All of them appear to wear identical hats.

    Why do these weird sightings only occur at Trump rallies?"

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    I’m actually surprised that this isn’t how it works at Trump rallies considering he is a former president. When I went to see Obama at the Lincoln National Cemetery, they had everyone arrive in a different location and then had them go through security before getting on busses to the real location where his speech would be. I’m assuming that’s what is happening for Kamala’s rallies as she is the current VP. But it also just makes sense from a security standpoint of a former president? I’m also no expert and just speculating.

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    It’s because Abbott spent $225M bussing migrants around the country for no reason. The Republican budget is obviously tapped for mass transit.

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    “What even is carpooling??? There’s clearly no pool! The carpool is obviously another blatant liberal lie!!”

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    Why can’t these people park their cars on top of pedestrians like real mericans?

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    Dozens of buses arriving full of supporters isn’t public transportation. That’s charter buses.