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Can you estimate the additional happiness brought by trains?



No, but we can look at the amount of misery, that is prevented by not using cars. Traffic jams, pollution, accidents, waste of resources,... The difference is so huge, we don't need to put a number on it. Public transport might be unpleasant for the individual, but is clearly very much better for everyone than using cars.


> Public transport might be unpleasant for the individual

Where is this true?


When it’s overcrowded, typically caused by policies such as work from office.


At least here, that only happens the day after holidays.




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