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Subway Anxiety and the Uber Pool Refusal
from Behind the Youtube (with Joe Santagato) · #52
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2 minTim opens riffing on his refusal to take the subway, the social awkwardness of suggesting an Uber to a group, and his hatred of feeling trapped underground versus above ground with the window down.
- 0:36Tim hasn't taken a subway in a month.
- 0:49It's often embarrassing to suggest an Uber when everyone else wants to take the train.
- 1:00Tim wants to leave the platform and get an Uber instead of waiting for a train that hasn't arrived.
- 1:17Even though Ubers give him no more control, being above ground with the window down feels better.
- 1:28It's not about speed—his friend argued it's seven minutes faster than the subway, but he doesn't care.
- 1:47He'll just leave earlier rather than compromise on comfort.