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[–] Bye@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Based

Imagine how much better the world would be if gas cost $100 per gallon

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gas prices mean nothing if you can take the train. Every time gas prices jump, people start thinking about alternatives. Might be pretty sick, actually.

[–] Bye@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly.

If gas cost $100 per gallon, cities would HAVE to build trolleys or subways. Which is my dream. I just want trains

[–] CyberMonkey404@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Nah, you'll just be paying more for the gas

[–] Halosheep@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I, for one, would be whole lot poorer and a whole lot hungrier.

Idk where you get your food from, but mine comes from a store up the road a bit and is mostly delivered using vehicles that use gasoline to deliver it there.

[–] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Of course, that would never change in the face of changing financial incentives. The world as it is is the world as it ought to be.