comment: >
  
  
  listen to music
  
  I can play music/audiobooks/podcasts through the speakers in my car via Bluetooth, that’s all I need really. Don’t have to deal with other people in my space during a commute that way
context: I used to live in a big US city and didn’t have a car. Public transit worked great most of the time. What sucked was if I needed/wanted to go somewhere that wasn’t accessible or needed to go at a time that didn’t work for the train/bus schedule. I also often felt kind of trapped because I couldn’t really get out of the city without a car. This was before Uber and I was too poor for a taxi most of the time. >
  
  This is only an issue because public transport isn’t developed >
  
  Plus being trapped in a crowded bus for 1 hr+ sucks far worse than having to drive to work and deal with some traffic >
  
  Like if were 45 instead or 30 minutes. I’m not turning it into a 90 minute trip one way though. >
  
  I live in swizerland and only use public transport and gotta say it has its positive and negative sides
  AND IT'S FAKING EXPENSIVE >
  
  Having been to Zurich I gotta say it’s not transit… it’s your country is expensive haha. >
  
  Even for Switzerland it's expensive >
  
  Okay. Because damn that was wildly more expensive than I even expected. Back in 2010 or so. Great trip, but the sticker shock in Zurich was wild. >
  
  The problem is public transport often takes 2-3x as long as driving. I don't want to turn my half hour work commute into an hour and a half. >
  
  Plus being trapped in a crowded bus for 1 hr+ sucks far worse than having to drive to work and deal with some traffic >
  
  Eh. You can multitask and get things done on the bus; read, send emails, listen to music, watch something on your phone. in a car you just have to sit there