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Re:Estonia's capital made mass transit free a decade ago. Ca... by StrLght on Friday October 20, 2023 @10:57AM (#37957002)
>So the real story is free transit led to massive economic growth which in turn led to increased car ownership.

How did you make a jump to that conclusion? Correlation doesn’t mean that it’s a sole reason (or even one of the reasons)

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Re:Estonia's capital made mass transit free a decade ago. Ca... by crossroadsguy on Friday October 20, 2023 @11:27AM (#37957462)
I think OP is saying that on some lighter note. On another lighter note, maybe people were finally able to reach their workplaces and productivity increased.
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