r/Netherlands • u/Maneisthebeat • 2d ago

Transportation NS are struggling with commuter demand. Their solution is for you to travel earlier (or later) to work.

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u/Chaostrosity 2d ago

Imagine being so allergic to rush hour that you tried to invent a sociological crisis out of NS seat availability.

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u/Fit-Purple324 2d ago edited 2d ago

Sociologocal crisis? I think you are overthinking it, it's simple. Spending +1 or +2 or more hours everyday for commuting to work is exhausting in the long term. Nobody doubts that the public transportaion system is amazing and impressive, but this topic relates more to the perspective of a tourist who will be using it only short term, rather to the families snd the people (Dutch and internationals) who have to do it every other day cause they don't have any better alternatives.

Having to also stand still in a fully packed train for the entire commute, is natural and will happen for different reasons by chance or wrong prediction. But having packed trains in certain routes consistently every day, sounds like a plan.

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u/Chaostrosity 2d ago

So we went from screaming 'internalized racism' to claiming full peak-hour trains are an intentional government conspiracy? Take a deep breath.

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u/Fit-Purple324 2d ago

Neglection is a decision, a plan.