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    2 days ago

    Then don’t make that choice for that trip? Make that choice where it is a good choice. For x stops, there are mathematically like x^2 possible trips, each with varying number of people that make that choice. If there are ten stops, there’s like 100 possible trips that are possible on a line and many of this will be the best choice for many people

    Do you disagree with the interstate highway system if you’d never drive to Vermont? Do you disagree with the global air network because you’d never fly to Talinn (shout out to my Estonian buddy in this thread). The network effect, connecting the dots, supporting the vast number of intermediate trips is what makes the whole system worthwhile, even if you personally would not use parts of it