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I salivate at the thought of an efficient and effective transit system that I could use every day. I love driving, so I would still own a car. But to have the freedom to not have to drive everywhere would be amazing. I haven’t had the opportunity to ride the Shinkansen yet, or visit Amsterdam and see Europe’s transit myself, but I intend to visit more countries once I’m able to save up a little.

Riding on VIA is incredibly expensive, on occasion 3-4 times the price of a flight. Incredibly inconvenient, checked luggage and weighed carry-on and all that jazz, despite being a literal railway. Incredibly slow, it’s faster to drive to Toronto from Vancouver. VIA is absolutely awful and I will never ride it again until it’s fixed. On the other hand, AmTrak from Vancouver to Seattle is not awful. Both are miserable on a world stage but it’s like putting the bottom two against each other.

Yet Israel is also committing a genocide at this current moment. Even more so since they’ve blocked humanitarian aid to Gaza. All 3 points you’ve stated are really basic freedoms that aren’t really anything to celebrate or brag about in 2024. The post is about a state currently run by an extremist terrorist organisation that seized power. Comparing this to freedoms afforded by a democratically elected government in order to justify a defense of a genocide of people in a different country more than 3000 km away who happen to share a religion with the former state is honestly bizarre.

What country

I respect your opinion but I’m surprised. Mostly because I found Into the Wild as a really beautiful visceral cinematic experience. It is my favourite movie of all time. I suppose it doesn’t connect with everyone like it did for me.

I Love Hue and I Love Hue Too. Also, My Friend Pedro. That one’s pretty short though.

Self-storage. Try not to start rental during the summer/spring, prices are way higher than winters. If you’re storing short term with items that are easily bought new, I would suggest just getting rid of them and buying new. I see a ton of people who store thinking they’ll be out in 3 months and end up staying a year and spending way more than the items were ever worth. This is especially true for home renovations, those take up at least 50% more time than you think they will. If you smell something funky throughout a large part of the floor, don’t store on that floor. It’s most likely caused by mouse issues. Try to store in an elevator access unit instead of ground level. They’re usually more secure, tend to not have mouse issues, and end up cleaner because they’re lower traffic.

This could be a textbook example of a strawman.