YoYoMoMa

YoYoMoMa t1_ixcq02i wrote

>most youth nowadays don’t have a good work ethic

JFC. Is it because of their long hair and their rock music? You would think people would be self aware enough to finally not be the generation that labelled the next one lazy, but here we are.

https://twitter.com/paulisci/status/1549527748950892544?lang=en

Twitter thread with examples of this brain dead idiocy from every ten years or so going back a century plus.

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YoYoMoMa t1_ixcpwnt wrote

They have actually shown that living in a place with opportunities is the most important part of this equation. Parenting and schooling can help, but if people see no legal path to a better life, they will feel no particular draw to it.

The key will be to make giant investments in underserved communities the way we did in the suburbs.

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YoYoMoMa t1_iwrgqgt wrote

>I always thought Harris Teeter basically sucked

Man. I moved to Canton from two places that were a walk to whole foods and I soon found that these supermarkets suck. Safeway and Teets are WF prices without the quality. And Sprouts is about the same except they are really proud of their stale coffee.

So I drive (sigh) to WFs or Aldi.

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YoYoMoMa t1_iwq1ade wrote

I don't know how the transfer time will be, but driving up does create a lot of issues as well. Tolls and parking and gas and traffic variance. Plus stress. And many people can work on a train. Or play video games. Oh, and some people care about the environmental impact of their travel.

I am not saying this is clearly better. But another cheap and green option is good imo.

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YoYoMoMa t1_iwpz6g2 wrote

Right. This was a month out. So not super far in advance, but not last minute.

The point is, saying Amtrak costs $20-50 is pretty disingenuous to what most people end up paying. Dropping down to $30 from $100 is significant for a lot of people. especially if it doesn't add too much time.

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YoYoMoMa t1_iwpw68j wrote

To NYC? Even when I am booking months out for mid week midday departures I have never gotten anything below $50.

Like I just picked a random Friday in December and one way prices $104 for a 5am departure. $164 for anytime after that in the am. Only price lower than $100 gets you there after midnight.

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YoYoMoMa t1_iwl0iis wrote

Great update. I haven't been to Wet City in a few years. Bummed to hear their food has fallen off.

I was thinking about you when I went to Joe Squared on Saturday. Good wings cooked well but they sauce appeared to just be slopped on after.

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