Das Doak
@dasdoak.bsky.social
Gentleman adventurer, mostly decent bastard, only slightly pessimistic optimist. I ride bikes, tinker, program, and read way too much.
White, cis, straight, US male if you need the context. It's a fucked demographic; wasn't my choice to be born into it.
White, cis, straight, US male if you need the context. It's a fucked demographic; wasn't my choice to be born into it.
And, finally, demand bar cars. We used to be a civilized country, we can RETVRN. 29/29
November 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM
And, finally, demand bar cars. We used to be a civilized country, we can RETVRN. 29/29
So, where does that leave us?
Well, to start with, while it's not the most important thing in the world to deal with right this second - creeping fascism edges that out by... a lot - we really should hate flying and having to fly so much more than we already do. 26/
Well, to start with, while it's not the most important thing in the world to deal with right this second - creeping fascism edges that out by... a lot - we really should hate flying and having to fly so much more than we already do. 26/
November 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM
So, where does that leave us?
Well, to start with, while it's not the most important thing in the world to deal with right this second - creeping fascism edges that out by... a lot - we really should hate flying and having to fly so much more than we already do. 26/
Well, to start with, while it's not the most important thing in the world to deal with right this second - creeping fascism edges that out by... a lot - we really should hate flying and having to fly so much more than we already do. 26/
I know this first hand because I'm a white dude who grew up in the petit-bourgeois; when I fly by myself it's still uncomfortable in the ways that flying normally is, but I can see how it'd be enjoyable if you were flying business class and getting dropped off and picked up by a black car. 21/
November 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I know this first hand because I'm a white dude who grew up in the petit-bourgeois; when I fly by myself it's still uncomfortable in the ways that flying normally is, but I can see how it'd be enjoyable if you were flying business class and getting dropped off and picked up by a black car. 21/
At this point, given that we're burning a full day by flying or taking the train, the train starts to win because, again, you aren't sitting in airplane seats the entire time. You can get up, walk around, have a meal, and - on the trains of civilized countries - have a drink.
November 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
At this point, given that we're burning a full day by flying or taking the train, the train starts to win because, again, you aren't sitting in airplane seats the entire time. You can get up, walk around, have a meal, and - on the trains of civilized countries - have a drink.
Trains get interesting though - the seating experience on a train is *vastly* better than either a bus or a plane, and it's not unusual for long-distance trains to have roomettes for sleeping, meaning that a day-long journey isn't a draining ordeal.
It can be relaxing and energizing even. 10/
It can be relaxing and energizing even. 10/
November 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Trains get interesting though - the seating experience on a train is *vastly* better than either a bus or a plane, and it's not unusual for long-distance trains to have roomettes for sleeping, meaning that a day-long journey isn't a draining ordeal.
It can be relaxing and energizing even. 10/
It can be relaxing and energizing even. 10/