Tony BeckerMay 26, 2023
Daniel Moser
“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars, it's where the rich use public transport.”
May 25, 2023 at 8:12pmJaxBeach.Social Crossposter
Show threadA Tattered ScrapbookMay 25, 2023
@dmoser A truly developed country has neither rich nor poor.
Show threadJill 🛸May 25, 2023
@dmoser can you add alt-text, please?
Show threadSouthern LeftistMay 25, 2023

@dmoser
Every day we become more ignorant until we see definitive proof that the rich are exploiting us.

This is that proof.

Show thread🪻Gigi_Bean🪻May 26, 2023
@dmoser Bravo, Gustavo Pedro!
Show threadhansamann [transferred]May 26, 2023
@dmoser so true
Show threadHaegarMay 26, 2023
@dmoser I always wanted my own train... 😉
Show threadAndreas, DJ3EI, he/himMay 28, 2023

Fun fact from some 100...150 year old stories: If the train schedule didn't suit you, you could actually pay for your own small train to go when and where you wanted it too. If you were rich enough to pay for this special service.

I just checked: At least in Germany, this is still possible today. Transport is slower than regular trains, but you can ask a few hundred people along. The pricetag is several 10000 €. Source: https://www.bahn.de/bahnbusiness/tickets-und-angebote/business-tarife/charterzug

@haegar @dmoser

Charterzug der Deutschen Bahn buchen

Ob Event, gemeinsame Messevorbereitung, Betriebsausflug, Schulung oder Incentive-Reise: Fahren Sie mit Ihrer Gruppe exklusiv im eigenen Zug!

Show threadJaime HerazoMay 26, 2023
@dmoser It's an incorrect attribution, wrong Colombian politician, it was Enrique Peñalosa instead: https://kottke.org/21/11/where-the-rich-use-public-transportation
Where the Rich Use Public Transportation…

I ran across this quote while reading about what makes Tokyo work as a city: A developed country is not a place where the poor ha

kottke.org
Show threadnewsorpigalMay 26, 2023
@dmoser wise words indeed
Show threadLousonMay 26, 2023
@dmoser true, as long as poors can also use the same public transport. Not so true when you look at the price of train tickets
Show threadSheppieMay 26, 2023
@dmoser And the poor walk?
Show threadKevin Karhan May 26, 2023
@dmoser Like #Singapore, #Japan, #Taiwan and #Hongkong?
Show threadcostrikeMay 26, 2023
@dmoser damn right.
Show threadLeonardo Ferreira FontenelleMay 26, 2023

@dmoser

He was probably quoting Enrique Peñalosa, former mayor of Bogotá, right?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-10-03/a-love-letter-to-the-delhi-metro

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

Show threadCamille - stature de tragédienMay 27, 2023
@dmoser
Mon prochain tee-shirt !
Show threadgrayrattusMay 28, 2023
@dmoser developed country is a country where public transport is cheap enough for poor people and has high enough standard for wealthy class to use it daily.
Show threadJosef EisnerMay 28, 2023
@dmoser ... in the same class as the poor.
Show threadSarah RothMay 28, 2023
@dmoser ca.2006, eine gute Freundin erzählt mir, wie sie beim Aussteigen in der S Bahn in Bern etwas zu hastig war und in jemanden hineingelaufen ist. Kurze Entschuldigung, dann die Erkenntnis. Es war der damalige Bundespräsident (CH). 2023, Youtube erzählt mir, es gab große Aufregung, weil sich ein Zivilist unter die Bodyguards von Bundeskanzler (D) beim Einsteigen in dessen gepanzerte Limousine gemischt hat. #verkehrswende
Show threadjonathanpetersonJun 6, 2023
@dmoser That's fucking brilliant