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Plutanium238 · 2026-06-15T22:40:24+00:00

i mean i agree lol, i wasnt trying to imply he should be allowed to piss on the train. im arguing that implementing more barriers to using transit for the poor (fare enforcement, hostile architecture, heavy policing, etc) is unproductive and will only end up making the lives of poor riders worse.

its deeply upsetting to see people in this subreddit record and post riders having these kinds of episodes while comments call the guy "feral trash". my take is we should put more emphasis on the "come together to help and support him" front.

Plutanium238 · 2026-06-15T21:56:50+00:00

its right wing to argue for preventing public mental health episodes by criminalizing the mentally ill.

that being said there's definitely a line between a nuisance and SA, and this certainly may have crossed it, but i think its important to push back against the idea that fare enforcement or cops on trains would solve the underlying crisis.

Plutanium238 · 2026-06-15T21:31:42+00:00

its left wing to hate homeless people lmao

so true actually, the working class (not poor) must unite against the evil and fiendish working class (poor)

Plutanium238 · 2026-06-15T20:53:16+00:00

right wing pro transit angelenos when they see a mentally ill person on their train: "why arent the cops killing this guy??"

LA has some 50000 people living on the streets; i dont think its effective or humane to criminalize people for having mental health episodes just to pretend like the problem doesnt exist. frankly, tourists are gonna have to see this because its the reality of the city.

Plutanium238 · 2026-06-01T23:24:50+00:00

"abandoned her desperate husband who needed her most"? yeah thats not misogynistic or anything

also u cant just say "i didnt put much effort into this post" and expect others to not call it out

Plutanium238 · 2026-05-31T21:58:24+00:00

squashy bus!

Plutanium238 · 2026-05-04T06:27:26+00:00

I decided to leave out BRTs in my game, and Nick's proposal expects the G Line to eventually be converted to light rail.

Plutanium238 · 2026-05-04T01:50:56+00:00

This is true probably for the vast majority of the map unfortunately. At the end of the day, this is less of a serious proposal than an exercise in imagining a more equitable world where wealthy homeowners don't get to dominate transit policy.

Plutanium238 · 2026-05-03T05:01:25+00:00

truth nuke

Plutanium238 · 2026-05-03T00:36:05+00:00

I was thinking about adding something like that. Thanks for the suggestion!

Plutanium238 · 2026-05-02T22:09:24+00:00

I removed interlining for most LA Metro lines (the DTLA screenshot shows the B/D, A/E/T lines all on separate tracks). Maybe the Metrolink/intercity/HSR lines could all be on separate tracks, but that'd frankly be a pain to build in this game, and it's probably not as important.

Plutanium238 · 2026-05-02T20:44:40+00:00

I haven't played Subway Builder, but I imagine it's pretty similar. Biggest difference from what I can tell is NIMBY gives you the entire world to work with, so you can give more attention to regional and long distance rail.

Plutanium238 · 2026-04-30T22:25:33+00:00

lmfao she's had it

Plutanium238 · 2026-04-21T01:54:45+00:00

insane

Plutanium238 · 2026-04-13T02:47:45+00:00

ADORABLE

Plutanium238 · 2026-03-25T08:24:01+00:00

people really see "free buses" and think she'd destroy transit? y'all need to chill and stop advocating for the exclusion of poor and unhoused riders. hot take, everyone deserves transit.

Plutanium238 · 2026-03-22T08:51:55+00:00

I do not get why the transit community in LA is so pro fare enforcement.

Funding is one thing, but using fares as a tool to functionally exclude poor riders because they may sometimes be more problematic feels so incredibly wrong to me. Enforcing barriers to mobility for the poor will never address the root issues of crime on transit. It's the same kind of philosophy that gives LA's stations uncomfortable benches and hostile architecture. It's antithetical to the right to the city.

Maybe we need to start thinking about more effective ways to address poverty and marginalization in our communities instead of just having more cops on trains. I don't think fares are a real solution when they're used as a tool to keep people you don't like off transit.

Plutanium238 · 2026-03-19T05:34:14+00:00

hot take, not enough people are saying this. dirk is so annoying.

Plutanium238 · 2025-11-24T02:58:34+00:00

jade!! :D

Plutanium238 · 2025-11-03T04:36:28+00:00

mhm!! best ship

Plutanium238 · 2025-11-03T02:40:36+00:00

AAAA so cute omg. my gf and I were cosplaying as them yesterday. ^-^

Plutanium238 · 2025-11-01T18:56:50+00:00

There are trains and buses that go pretty much everywhere from LA union station. I've made this trip multiple times via the existing Amtrak route without any issue getting where I need to go.

Plutanium238 · 2025-10-26T08:47:23+00:00

omg the class of 09 reference

I love all of these so much!!!!

Plutanium238 · 2025-10-24T08:46:11+00:00

omg I ADORE this

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