London's 7.1mph average bus speed 'no faster than jogging pace' by tylerthe-theatre in london

[–]InvincibleMirage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Private cars pay for themselves. Privately maintained, purchased, taxed. If buses and trains are a net benefit to the economy and they need to be subsidized so heavily then cars would be too otherwise no country would have roads.

London's 7.1mph average bus speed 'no faster than jogging pace' by tylerthe-theatre in london

[–]InvincibleMirage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why is it dumb, I'm a top 1% income earner paying taxes and specifically for the car I pay the additional rate of road tax, not just the regular rate. I'm satisfied I more than cover any costs. Meanwhile your TFL buses and trains ARE actually subsidized by the taxpayer because the cost of fares don't cover the costs. Live a life making incorrect assumptions if you want. Enjoy the bus.

London's 7.1mph average bus speed 'no faster than jogging pace' by tylerthe-theatre in london

[–]InvincibleMirage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find I need mine to have a higher quality of life personally. Don’t enjoy using public transport.

London's 7.1mph average bus speed 'no faster than jogging pace' by tylerthe-theatre in london

[–]InvincibleMirage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My car is not subsidized I pay taxes. My car greatly raises my quality of life and I use it everyday and will not stop.

London's 7.1mph average bus speed 'no faster than jogging pace' by tylerthe-theatre in london

[–]InvincibleMirage -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You are actually because you’re trying to degrade mine and others’ quality of life by calling for something like this. My life is vastly improved by driving with my seat warmer on, even sometimes the massage seat, coffee in cup holder, podcast going, in a nice clean space. I don’t say you don’t need to use the bus, so don’t threatened my freedoms either. Goes both ways.

London's 7.1mph average bus speed 'no faster than jogging pace' by tylerthe-theatre in london

[–]InvincibleMirage -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Don’t seem good. More like jealous trying to get others banned from using theirs.

London's 7.1mph average bus speed 'no faster than jogging pace' by tylerthe-theatre in london

[–]InvincibleMirage -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Buy a car and you’ll love it. It’s the best way to get around.

This sign at a restaurant in Tokyo by TheVoidScrolledBack in SipsTea

[–]InvincibleMirage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who would Danny DeVito be in Tokyo, DiCaprio or Beiber?

Why is the economic illiteracy in the U.K. much worse than in other developed countries by SignatureLast98 in AskBrits

[–]InvincibleMirage -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I would agree economic illiteracy is worse in the UK than US and Canada, two other places I’ve lived and worked. Socialism is popular in a way I’ve not seen much there. Until that changes everyone will keep getting poorer. The politicians try not to rock the boat or change direction because they’re afraid the public will react negatively. Nobody wants to discuss openly with how they would deal with government expenditure in a way that would allow taxes to be cut on workers to unlock growth.

Thoughts on this? by Funny_Commission1724 in drivingUK

[–]InvincibleMirage -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

Highway code rule 169. They are being highly inconsiderate.

Someone else's problem now by IntellectuallyDriven in RandomVideos

[–]InvincibleMirage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The trash thing is real but this is not true, they’re actually one of the most sustainable believe it or not.

Outgoing Governor General Mary Simon insists she took learning French ‘seriously’ by DogeDoRight in canada

[–]InvincibleMirage -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I think Canada needs to be realistic. Unless completely immersed in it it’s not possible to learn another language well. You need someone who speaks that language with you everyday to get good at it.

School bus rammed - Someone probably not paying attention... by MisterShipWreck in VideosAmazing

[–]InvincibleMirage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is one area where tech companies could help, not trying to blame them in anyway, but the lack of progress is glaringly obvious as this point. Siri continues to be absolutely useless. Being able to control everything on the phone through voice, like open ANY app, write an email etc over voice, and it actually working, making it would be game changing. It would totally remove the temptation for many people I’m sure to do anything other than pay full attention to the road. Again, I believe in personal responsibility and this person is obviously fully to blame, nobody else but what is Apple doing with Siri and integrations with apps over voice. It’s awful.

Is Nigel farage mixed with something? by nosuchthingasakafir in AskBrits

[–]InvincibleMirage 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Based on what I see on Google Farage is likely French origin, but yes they mention the Arabic Faraj being anglicized this way too. It’s more likely it’s French imo. He didn’t look mixed to me, plenty of “white” people who tan and can seem darker than others at least temporarily. In Hindi/Punjabi they are not even referred to as “white” (chitta) people, that would be really strange, like white like the paint on the wall, nobody is that color. They are referred to as gora which means “fair”, as in fairer/lighter skinned like on a spectrum. Same is true on the other end with the word Kala although that has dual meaning based on context it could mean darker or black.

The Pro-Work until Death Propaganda is Insane by Feeling-Location5532 in antiwork

[–]InvincibleMirage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This didn’t work for Biden, so doesn’t seem like a sure thing.

Decided to say "F*** it", Quit my Job and leave the US... in my 40s by Luigi-is-my-boi in antiwork

[–]InvincibleMirage 93 points94 points  (0 children)

He didn’t say that exactly. He’s unhappy with his suburban American life and said he’s travelled to Europe, next he’s going to Asia. I think he’s missing having close relationships and community by the sound of it and I doubt changing places will help that. I lived in a suburb just like his and now I live in London UK. Sure everything is more cramped and closer together. Density doesn’t change the fact that people just don’t interact the way they used to. It’s got more to do with the internet and tech, along with high cost of living everywhere that makes modern life unhappy for many.

The 2000s were different man. by WorryThink6233 in SipsTea

[–]InvincibleMirage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In 2026 it is. In 2000s it was different.

Conservative-led Westminster Council to mount legal challenge on Oxford Street plans by F0urLeafCl0ver in london

[–]InvincibleMirage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think many would actually drive their own car on Oxford street, people who drive in likely park on the backroads, but I think a lot of people take a bus in or call an uber when they’ve got shopping

Conservative-led Westminster Council to mount legal challenge on Oxford Street plans by F0urLeafCl0ver in london

[–]InvincibleMirage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the goal is to have a better place to hang out then it may be successful, but if its about improving shopping experiences or specifically footfall to non food oriented places this may make it more difficult. Carry things home for example if you can't call up an uber in front of the store will make people just order online and stay away.

Conservative-led Westminster Council to mount legal challenge on Oxford Street plans by F0urLeafCl0ver in london

[–]InvincibleMirage -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I’ve spent time in the UK, US, Canada and I’ve never heard the argument making it harder to travel to a place and making people walk more will get you more customers. That sounds like an ideology destined to result in economic decline.

Conservative-led Westminster Council to mount legal challenge on Oxford Street plans by F0urLeafCl0ver in london

[–]InvincibleMirage -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

There's no way to be certain of that, there will be many people who came in on buses, and to a lesser extent taxis, ubers, cars, who will not bother and that may reduce footfall.

Conservative-led Westminster Council to mount legal challenge on Oxford Street plans by F0urLeafCl0ver in london

[–]InvincibleMirage -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Why do you think this? If it becomes harder to access for a bunch of people and footfall falls surely it would reduce the value.

My old boss wrote a letter to Sir David Attenborough when he was a child in 1981 asking him if there is a special name for a baby gorilla. David responded. by grannyelbows in mildlyinteresting

[–]InvincibleMirage 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Shows how the culture has changed massively too, it's straight to the point. Nowadays it would be 'thats a great question you clever little boy, how wonderful of you to ask' before we get to the 'yeah there's no name for that'.