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American passenger rail service compared unfavorably to flying due to expense and time, used as example of tech workers' utilitarian thinking

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"currently on the amtrak and the lady across the aisle has been blasting tiktok audios that repeat at least three times full volume. I just don't get it. They don't own headphones so they just… listen to anything full volume?"
How do we stop people from loudly watching tiktok in public? · u/TimelyPie6636 · ↑463 · 2025-10-09
"Reminds me of a lot of Amtrack routes in the US. I looked at trips from NYC to Chicago. I thought it would be fun and I needed to get to Chicago. But it was more expensive than flying and like 25 hours. There is just absolutely no reason to travel that way."
However you much you hate tech dorks, you don't hate them enough · u/McSwaggerAtTheDMV · ↑189 · 2026-01-09
"For the same price to much cheaper than airline tickets I get so much more space than even first class on planes, and the same access to amenities as any other class. And upgrading can be worth it for the long haul."
I take Amtrak and it's honestly great · u/XXIvjkvx · ↑84 · 2023-02-26
"So I was on the Amtrak to Chicago next to this young overweight man who REEKED of weed. When the train started moving he said 'hey I'm getting off at the next stop by the way'... I glanced over and saw he had Reddit the App opened on his phone, and then suddenly every True Crime podcast I consumed f"
"I made friends from RS and went on a double date with a couple from the server, and had to lie to my girlfriend about how I met them. Lovely couple and date though, see you next time I take the Amtrak down!"
"give me all ur obscure petty local drama im on an Amtrak for 3 hours"
plz ! link me to super lulzy threads in local subreddits · u/[deleted] · ↑29 · 2021-03-24
"Biden doesn't really do much, but does revitalize funding for Amtrak, hardening the cocks of autistic train/transit nerds (guilty as charged) everywhere."
Predictions for the next decade? · u/[deleted] · ↑180 · 2021-04-05
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