The video forgot to mention this as well

Obligatory Not Just Bikes videos.

The first on gives an introduction to how suburbia is subsidized by urban cores. The second is a case study of two cities look at the data that backs this up.

Buses are useful because they can change based upon demand. If s neighborhood grows, more buses can be added. If a neighborhood shrinks, you can remove buses.

Poor… And not normal poor, but wartime poor. It was invented by Heinz to sell beans in England.

Capitalism, (needlessly) increases competition for resources, access to markets, and even results in fierce competition over abstract things.

Because there is an increased competition for resources, resource hoarding increases as well. Managed release of those resources along with who deserves access to those resources is a political endeavor. Not at the level of the state, but when you end up having a laissiz-faire system, there is no state to prevent hoarding of necessities. And now a situation can emerge where one company hoards a necessary resource and manages its release to some and not others. They will have become the state.

They missed these things to become managers and bosses. The nominal increase in pay was so that they could secure a decent retirement and put their kids through college. One day, they hope their kids can do the same while at the same time telling them they shouldn’t.

Was it worth it? I don’t know, but it’s not as easy as the meme makes it sound.

I didn’t know there was a titular line in Star Wars.