I’ve thought some about the difference between car traffic and train traffic. When you’re stuck in car traffic everyone else is an asshole and impersonal. When you’re on the subway and “the train is being held by the dispatcher”, you have a moment of shared frustration with everyone around you. The white wall street guy and the black retail person can share a moment and humanize each other a little. Can’t really do that in separate cars.
I’ve thought some about the difference between car traffic and train traffic. When you’re stuck in car traffic everyone else is an asshole and impersonal. When you’re on the subway and “the train is being held by the dispatcher”, you have a moment of shared frustration with everyone around you. The white wall street guy and the black retail person can share a moment and humanize each other a little. Can’t really do that in separate cars.
developed world circa 1800 /s