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Re:Show HN: Trains.fyi – a live map of passenger trains in t... by wongarsu on Monday November 27, 2023 @04:46PM (#38438858)
But if there were nice things then other people would profit from that too. Especially those people [gestures vaguely]. /s

In the country of individualism, options that are better but would also help other people who haven't directly contributed to it aren't very popular.

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Re:Show HN: Trains.fyi – a live map of passenger trains in t... by vinniepukh on Monday November 27, 2023 @05:42PM (#38439544)
it's funny that there instances of collectivism in the US when there's either a monetary incentive or the desire to keep the "others" out

for example, the restrictive residential permitting systems in many urban areas, which just happens to be another thing Japan gets right

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