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kleinbl00 · 2778 days ago · link · · parent · post: Ford is buying Y Combinator shuttle van startup Chariot in an all-cash deal
The bus system in the United States is aimed entirely at the lower classes. With cars being the status symbol they are, public transportation predominantly serves the poor. I cannot count the number of times I've mentioned LA's Metro system to white people who had no idea we even have one. When I tell them that it's standing room only full of brown people who don't speak English (and the homless guys selling bottled water and sneakers of questionable provenance) they just sort of nod.