if u ever wonder how europeans can rely on trains so much to travel thru entire countries
this is why
(312km/h is about 194mph)
? Yea is this not the same everywhere??
doesnt seem to be
Also, most areas in America don’t even HAVE passenger rail anymore
The automotive industry purposely tried to kill off trains here in America
Public transit in general if we’re being honest.
As an europeean, what the fuck america?
if you ever see something weird about america chances are it’s because some powerful industry decided to kill something that would have worked towards the public good for profit
I always wondered why trains aren’t fucking HUGE in America
I’m so surprised… I never even noticed that all the USA media I consume has cars and planes but no trains
….. guys are you okay
Living in Canada I often bemoan the fact that the North American passenger train system is absolutely pathetic compared with Europe’s (and Asia), especially since I’ve never had a car.
Then I found this interesting article which explains all the factors behind it. Of course some of it is due to car and suburban culture (which I loathe so by all means let’s kill it with fire) but there are also challenges with the fact that the US and Canada have such a low population density compared to Europe or Asia. It would be a LOT less people per miles of track. There is also an interesting point regarding property rights making the building of the system complicated, which I’d never considered before.
However, despite knowing, I’m still going to keep whining about it because trains are Nice and everyone should have them dammit T_T
petition to remake all of the twilight movies where everything is the same except that bella is played by john mulaney who has not been given a script and just has to deal with these circumstances as they come.
john: (walks into the classroom)
edward:
john:
don’t u mean
I DIDNT KNOW I NEEDED THIS
Omfg I’m dying
*Edward comes into Bella’s room that one night to creepily kiss her in order to test his self-control*
Edward: I just wanna try one thing. Be very still…don’t move.
John as Bella: *flops to the ground and kicks upward to fight off attacker according to the infinite wisdom of Detective JJ Bittenbinder*
Edward: My family, we’re different from others of our kind. We only drink animal blood, but it’s your scent. It’s like a drug to me. It’s like you’re my own personal brand of heroine.
I hate to sound like one of those guys but I honestly think a lot of people are now using the terms executive dysfunction, dissociation, and intrusive thoughts either incorrectly or to excuse particular behaviors otherwise not caused by mental illness but by a lack of desire to do things.
Executive dysfunction isn’t just limited to not having the desire/energy to do things. It also involves impulsivity, mood swings, memory problems, and troubles with social interaction.
Dissociation isn’t just spacing out. It’s a disruption in your consciousness, your memory, and your perception on the world.
Intrusive thoughts are not harmless, quirky commands made by your brain. They are scary and often involve terrible acts of violence.
People throwing around these terms with incorrect or oversimplified definitions is harmful. You get a lot of people going “oh that’s me!” and thinking whenever they daydream in class they’re actually dissociating and call it that, not stopping to think that it’s actually a symptom developed from severe PTSD. Or how executive function primarily effects those with ADHD or brain injury and yet people who take a bit to do their homework or anything involving a bit of effort cite it as their reason for doing it so late rather than a simple lack of desire to do so. Or how intrusive thoughts can make someone so shaken and anxious that they become terrified of themselves but thoughts like “eat a leaf off the ground” somehow fall under this classification.
If you are experiencing these debilitating symptoms, get help if you can. Go to a psych, a therapist, counselor, anyone. If you don’t have the means to, find online support communities. Don’t spread misinformation and cheapen how terrifying and debilitating these symptoms really can be
