ryanfingawesome OP t1_j7zxmpt wrote
Reply to comment by lestermagnum in Phenomenon of making an outside of Providence recommendation when a poster asks for Providence info by ryanfingawesome
that all presupposes that the person asking for advice has a car though. if they live in a city that’s not necessarily the case, so giving someone options outside the city would be unhelpful.
MarlKarx-1818 t1_j7zy7y1 wrote
RIPTA goes all over the state. Taking a bus from Elmhurst to Silver Lake for example takes longer than going to Cranston or Johnston
Throwaway1231200001 t1_j804f5n wrote
Nah dag, the Bus lines stop immediately at the Providence border. I, for one, have absolutely never taken a bus off of Reservoir in Cranston and made it into Providence /s
RandomChurn t1_j83mo04 wrote
>Nah dag, the Bus lines stop immediately at the Providence border.
Haha, you know what do exactly that though? Those rental e-scooters! A friend spotted a flock of them parked right on the edge of Cranston, on the Prov side 😆
lestermagnum t1_j7zy4zb wrote
It’s Reddit. Half the comments aren’t going to be helpful anyway.
And like someone else said, if an earnest piece of advice doesn’t work for the person asking, they can just ignore it. But maybe the one comment will be helpful to several other people reading the post.
“wow, I need a ring cleaned too, and I live in Warwick! This is great advice”
ryanfingawesome OP t1_j7zyq3b wrote
so because the expectation is that half of the comments aren’t going to helpful we shouldn’t strive to do better? 🆒
Proof-Variation7005 t1_j804c9l wrote
Let's say you want a good or service that just isn't available in Providence, but there's a couple of options within 10-15 miles in Cranston, Warwick, Johnston, Attleboro, and Seekonk.
Would you prefer
- Nobody answers or a bunch of "I don't knows"
- Being told you can't get that good or service
- Being told the options that do exist, even though they're a little further away
GotenRocko t1_j813v4p wrote
10-15 miles even is an exaggeration for many of the surrounding towns. The airport is less than 10 miles from almost every part of providence.
ryanfingawesome OP t1_j804xvu wrote
well then you would specify that in your post wouldn’t you? and it seems as though this is not ever the case, it’s just commenters leaving their preference rather than answering the question.
Proof-Variation7005 t1_j80fjcr wrote
I asked a pretty direct question. Which option would you prefer?
Any "recommendations" post is asking people their preference. For fuck's sake, that's what a recommendation is
ryanfingawesome OP t1_j80gjip wrote
i’ve been pretty direct this entire time that i’m speaking plainly about posts asking specifically for providence recommendations. either you’re being intentionally obtuse or you truly don’t understand my meaning. so of your options, i would prefer the second then. if i were asking for something specifically in the city and the good or service was unavailable here i would want to be told that, because it would be the correct information.
Proof-Variation7005 t1_j80jj6o wrote
The entire premise of this thread is intentionally obtuse so it's pretty fucking laughable. Look at the response from every person that isn't you. Not the majority of people. Every. Single. Person.
Multiple people have made the same points and you've been given a handful of reasons why those recommendations are not "unhelpful" at all.
Reddit Karma is a little silly but when every followup effort you've made is getting multiple downvotes and people pushing back get the opposite, it's not you doing a poor job explaining yourself. You just made a bad point and nobody agrees with you.
ryanfingawesome OP t1_j80jzrp wrote
then why are you continuing to belabor your point, especially when i do an adequate job of responding to your questions? if i am being clear then why are you asking me follow up questions when you feel as though i haven’t addressed your points? i couldn’t care any less about the downvotes, internet points are not my intention of being on this board.
Proof-Variation7005 t1_j80np4g wrote
I don't think you've really addressed anyone's points. You've just sidestepped them or ignored them. It's weird because you're caping for....nobody?
Anyone who asks where to buy widgets in Providence and gets told "Oh, try Widgets, Widgets, Widgets on Bald Hill Road" can say "Thanks, but I don't have a car so that might be a little tricky for me. Is there anywhere much closer?" then someone old can chime in how there used to be a Widgets R Us downtown but it closed down when the landlord sold the building and now it's luxury condos or some shit.
The net result is helpful. People know where things are and where they aren't. The answer either is or isn't useful to the original poster and the people who read it.
Nobody is harmed except for the owner of Widgets R Us but they closed down in 1996, so he's probably dead by now.
And the only person upset by all of this is you.
Proof-Variation7005 t1_j800xpo wrote
So people who use bikes, rideshares and public transportation can't get outside the city? Damn, score one for car owners, I guess. That's great news for the 80% of the households in Providence that own a car.
ryanfingawesome OP t1_j803mb8 wrote
ah yea, all those safe bike lanes out to Cranston.
Proclaimer23 t1_j84omro wrote
Washington Secondary trail is one of the safest bike paths in the state and cuts right through Cranston
WickedDog310 t1_j844bf3 wrote
Yeah that safe bike path that goes through East Providence/Barrington/Warren/Bristol. The only people who are trapped in Providence are those who choose to be. RIPTA isn't great, but it's not non-existent.
GotenRocko t1_j8138ti wrote
if they live in this city that doesn't mean they are far from a neighboring city. the neighboring in many cases would be closer than another random neighborhood in providence.
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