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@AdrianRiskin@kolektiva.socialThis really nice thread on riding the bus from @sam got me thinking about all the times I rode the Greyhound across the country way back when.
I used to crochet back then too, before my eyesight deteriorated with age, and my academic colleagues typically saw this as a mildly transgressive gender-bending hobby, of which they approved on those grounds. On the Greyhound, though, the typical assumption was that I'd learned in prison, where crochet is apparently a popular pastime.
social.coopSam Whited (@sam@social.coop)Everyone complains about taking the bus, and most of their complaints are perfectly valid: it doesn't come frequently enough, it makes too many unnecessary stops, etc. We're all familiar with those, but there's another side to the bus that means I'll always ride it given the option: community. Let me tell you a story. 🧵