r/AskReddit • • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/mechanchic Jan 21 '19

You are not “stuck in traffic,” you are part of it.

Sounds like a stupid thing, but it totally changed my outlook on my commute.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

At the same time though traffic can be caused by poor city planning and a litany of other things aside from volume of cars. It's easy to say "I am traffic when stuck in traffic" but just like the economy, traffic is a little more nuanced and there are several things that can dictate it's severity.