[mwfunk]

The fact that so many people opt for a 90-minute commute because they think it will make their social life more interesting is much more burdensome than whether they make that commute in a car or a bus. If you want to rail against someone for something, rail against that.

I don't necessarily have any problem with people doing that myself (long commutes or driving themselves). I just repeatedly see this bizarre cognitive dissonance in the Bay Area where some of the people who spend 3 hours a day riding a bus up and down the peninsula try and assert some sort of moral high ground over the people who choose to have a reasonable commute but drive themselves, because cars.

[mwnz]

Because cars, and suburbia. Suburbia is inherently less efficient than cities (where resources are shared). So yes, there is moral high ground.

When the south bay can compete with the cities amenities, then we will see those who value those amenities move south. Until then, the problem will perpetuate.