{"id":21183,"date":"2026-07-10T16:41:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T00:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/?p=21183"},"modified":"2026-07-11T14:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T22:19:09","slug":"social-media-reminder-the-purpose-of-social-media-is-to-make-a-fool-of-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/2026\/07\/10\/social-media-reminder-the-purpose-of-social-media-is-to-make-a-fool-of-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Social media: Reminder &#8211; the purpose of social media is to make a fool of yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-412.png?wsr\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-412.png 598w, https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-412-490x600.png 490w, https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-412-221x270.png 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His &#8220;airfare&#8221; prices are for same day ticket prices on airlines, versus buying in advance. If you bought a couple weeks in advance, the airfare falls to below $100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Car <strong>Rental costs<\/strong>&nbsp;start as low as&nbsp;<strong>$29\u2013$31 per day<\/strong>&nbsp;for compact or economy vehicles at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, with an average daily rate of approximately&nbsp;<strong>$62<\/strong>&nbsp;in Atlanta.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Fuel costs<\/strong>&nbsp;for the roughly&nbsp;<strong>240-mile<\/strong>&nbsp;drive are estimated at&nbsp;<strong>$27.86\u2013$36.77<\/strong>&nbsp;one-way, depending on the route and current gas prices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Total estimated cost&nbsp;for a one-way trip involving a rental car is approximately&nbsp;<strong>$60\u2013$100<\/strong>&nbsp;for fuel and rental fees for a single day, though total expenses will increase significantly if the rental period extends beyond 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cost of building a high speed rail line between those cities is apparently estimated at $27 Billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His argument is a classic strawman argument that hides available options in order to pursue his niche preference of trains.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can also take a bus and save even more money:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-413-1024x784.png?wsr\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-413-1024x784.png 1024w, https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-413-600x460.png 600w, https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-413-768x588.png 768w, https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-413-352x270.png 352w, https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-413.png 1342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beware of arguments based on cherry picking data<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The richest country on Earth: where a 245-mile trip between major cities means choosing between a $500 flight or a 6-hour train ride. Sure am glad we haven&#39;t invested in fast trains! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UrHRVI1azi\">pic.twitter.com\/UrHRVI1azi<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Hayden (@the_transit_guy) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/the_transit_guy\/status\/2075609026457436433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TheTransitGuy argues the US is bad because it costs almost $500 to fly between 2 cities, ignoring that taking a bus is about $45, or renting a car is less than $100.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,11,355,359,26,352,42,45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cherry-picking","category-climate-communications","category-content-mill-click-bait","category-everything-is-awful","category-lies","category-misinformation","category-social-media","category-strawman"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21183"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21196,"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21183\/revisions\/21196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/social\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}