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That, or we buy a car to commute.

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And make the tragedy of the commons that much more tragic.

And sit in some horrendous bumper-to-bumper traffic.

Or tech provides its own commute infrastructure a la GBus.

On roads and bridges paid for by the government.

I cannot believe that any strain of "no government!!" libertarianism still lingers on in any outlet that supposedly is a place for smart people. I mean, come on, it's basic math people, it's not that hard to figure out. And anyway, it's been completely decimated by the likes of John Rawls in the academia. I'm befuddled to see that we still keep running into this though.

> I mean, come on, it's basic math people, it's not that hard to figure out.

Out of sheer morbid curiosity, I really want to know more about this basic math you think supports your point.

" I'm befuddled to see that we still keep running into this though."

Please be more specific... What is it that confuses you. The lack of wages for public service? Or the idea that people are standing up for their rights?

I apologize for my ignorance my communication skills are less than par. I do not understand your comment... Are you associating the recent partial govt shutdown to strike/rally? If so, please explain the correlations.

I was lamenting the fact that just today we've gone over a number of discussions in which people were defending a society without government, and other silly things (including the assertion that government shutdown is a good thing in any capacity). It's not a good thing. It should be very incredibly clear that it's not a good thing.

Do you understand local:fed govt? It's okay to not understand something...

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Good luck getting through the bay area when everyone is driving

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