Austin (=> @austin@mstdn.party)

I liked #PublicTransport in #Japan a lot and often touted it as an example for others to follow, but seems like I overlooked its #labour-intensiveness - that it was built on people often working overtime - and now it's crumbling.

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15070097
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15084953

Governments need to step in even when privatized public #transit work most of the time. As well, policymakers should be mindful of the impacts of post-pandemic #work reform on both supply (drivers) and demand (commutes).

Recent malpractices by the instance administration (which I will detail later) have compelled me to move out of this instance, effective immediately. I'm now at @austin@mstdn.party and the transfer will occur in the next several hours. This account will be kept as an archive. Apologies for any inconvenience.

由于站点管理问题，本账号将于数小时内迁至 @austin@mstdn.party ，随后留作存档，望周知。对于造成的不便烦请原谅。

I think maybe the reason why the #fediverse's #demographic being quite old is because younger people want #social (save the politically active, which is not mainstream) and older people want #media (who want to be heard). (And yes, the #SocialMedia concept is deceptive in forcibly merging the two.) This is why mainstream young people use Instagram, not Twitter (beyond reading news) and, by extension, the fediverse. Is that just the pitfall of #microblogging or could it be mitigated in design?

While deciding where to have #lunch after a 3-hour exam, I suddenly remembered that the university #cafeteria has a #buffet, and since the time is still within the hot meal period, I tried it out. The #food is good, nothing special. Since I pay for each entry ($14.89 for lunch), I opted to eat as much as reasonable (well, #BingeEating after exam is understandable...), but ultimately couldn't handle more than 2 main plates (pictured), 2 drinks (coffee & root beer) and a soup (chicken noodles)...