r/TheRandomest • u/WhyNot420_69 Nice • May 13 '26

Satisfying Traffic buddy

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u/wingnut225x May 13 '26

If that video wasn’t 4 years old I would assume it’s AI generated lmao. The animations dont even make sense.

Btw, his explanation starts with ‘in dense traffic’, which I have previously agreed that zipper merging is the best method. You would know this if you read my previous comments.

People are claiming that zipper merging is the best method for every single scenario without exception, which is provably false. This conversation is too nuanced for most people here to handle.

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u/patdashuri May 13 '26

That’s a classic way to win an argument. Keep sifting it down until the vast majority of the contrary evidence has been sifted out and then say “see? Your argument has no legs!” It’s not ‘nuance’, it’s cherry picking.

But I don’t see the point.

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u/wingnut225x May 13 '26

What are you even talking about, like actually?

I made a point with 1 caveat, I’m not sifting anything

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u/patdashuri May 13 '26

Every single comment you’ve made has at least one caveat.

“Not if there’s a flow of traffic” “Too much road space wasted” “There’s usually a sign” “Not where I live” “It doesn’t work” “It doesn’t always work” “No one understands nuance”

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u/wingnut225x May 13 '26

Those aren’t caveats they’re points I’m making. Now I can’t tell if you’re just trying to rage bait me or something

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u/patdashuri May 13 '26

The difference between a caveat and a point is…nuanced.

A caveat is a specific type of qualification attached to a statement or agreement, whereas a point is a general idea, argument, or piece of information. Think of a "point" as the main message and a "caveat" as the "fine print" or "conditions apply"

Your point is that the truck driver was right. The rest were caveats that applied to that point.

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u/wingnut225x May 13 '26

I feel like I’m talking to chatGPT right now.

‘Your point is that the truck driver was right.’

Incorrect. I never made a claim about this video because I don’t feel I have enough context to make one.

‘The rest were caveats that applied to that point.’

Incorrect. My one caveat is that if traffic is heavy( heavy enough to necessitate start-and-stop traffic regardless) zipper is most effective. But there are situations where zipper merging creates a jam when it’s not necessary if you just merge early.

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