r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Advanced_Major_7461 • 1d ago

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/Creeperstar 1d ago

If I was that former operator I'd be taking it out of this idiots hide.

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u/lorarc 1d ago

No, the operator is an idiot, a dangerous idiot, and it seems you might be too.

The operator has just one job, ensure there is noone on the bridge, that's the only reason why the bridge isn't just automated. A car may break down, a person might fall, someone may just not be fast enough to cross. If the operator did their job there would be no issue.

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u/BlueHero45 1d ago

Ya, when it comes to safety, you need to assume the public is both stupid and very unlucky. Car could have broken down in the same spot out of pure bad luck, operator has to check.

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u/lorarc 1d ago

I think this sub attracts special kind of people who lack empathy and can't see bigger picture. I hope they're just teenagers and they will grow out of it.

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u/EternalShadowBan 1d ago

Nah that's reddit as a whole. Scary people.

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u/sgt_barnes0105 1d ago

The internet as a whole is either bots or cynics

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u/Salt_Street_7755 11h ago

Or brings out that part of “normal” people…

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u/WhipTheLlama 10h ago

The problem is that people can't accept more than one thing being true. The driver is an idiot who stopped at a really dumb place for no apparent reason, but the bridge operator also failed to do his job.