Comment by 0xffff2

20 hours ago

> ad hominem: appealing to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect [0]

Pretty much by definition, yes.

0: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ad%20hominem

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soiltype  16 hours ago

I mean I wasn't making any rhetorical argument. That part of the comment was just me musing.

  • dzhiurgis  16 hours ago

    Muse this - train is a tool, just like a car, bus, bike, plane, drone or rollerblades.

    Repeating "trains" in every transport context is unproductive. Each mode of transport requires certain density. Most US cities just don't have it. It's that simple.

    • Schiendelman  8 hours ago

      It's not at all that simple. One of the neat things about trains is their permanence - once you've built one, you can fight for allowing increased density repeatedly until you win. That's what we've been doing in Seattle!