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9. In-n-out fries are good, and are in fact the best part of the meal.
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Sidewalk dining in the US is always terrible.
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11. Anything short of open borders is morally unjustifiable
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12. β€œTOD” is a specific concept is counterproductive
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13. The Senate should be abolished
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14. States should be abolished.
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15. Private schools should be illegal
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16. Fare gates are stupid and should be dismantled in every transit system.
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Good fare gates make it harder to forget to pay by accident (or misunderstand how), but don't slow riders down.
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See Tokyo, where the gates open instantly, and tickets can go in in any orientation (and stacked, if multiple).
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Replying to @davidbaron @eparillon
My first DLR trip in London was a Tube (has faregates) to DLR (doesn't) transfer. Walked up huge stairway 2x after forgetting to tap out.

Oct 17, 2017 Β· 1:23 AM UTC

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Replying to @davidbaron @eparillon
Genoa metro also has faregates at some stations but not others.
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When there are faregates you can't walk 4 flights of stairs past where you should have paid and then figure out you need to go back.