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Nick's avatar

Have you tried using the Astrill VPN? That one has been working pretty reliably for me!

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Ryan M Allen's avatar

I have not but heard good things about. Guess I’m just a bit jaded after already paying for Windscribe. I have found some janky workarounds, just a bit annoying.

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Nick's avatar

Yes, I also already have a different VPN for the US but since China's firewall is so strict, I was willing to pay for this admittedly somewhat pricey option because it is know to just work (unlike pretty much all the popular US VPNs). I also heard that some international employers in China offer Astrill to their employees. You may want to give it a try!

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Elliot Easton's avatar

Hello Ryan,

Despite the challenges another interesting posting!

I think I lean towards free buses/public transit. The “undesirable element” argument doesn’t hold water for me. I don’t currently have access to any public transit but I used San Francisco’s MUNI system almost exclusively for 16 years and that segment of the population was certainly represented in the ridership which I experienced nearly daily. I don’t think having cheap fares will keep those people off the buses nor will it do much for the funding of the system. It’s a sort of betwixt and between solution that doesn’t really solve anything. Of course, making them free for a couple of years and than evaluating all aspects seems to make sense to me.

Safe travels!!

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Ryan M Allen's avatar

Thanks! I can see that side of it, too. I could also be swayed I suppose though. It reminds me of the library. They have basically become social services in many places (I may write about this in the future actually). But I would never want us to start charging for library use. So I guess I'm a bit hypocritical here. Anyways, thanks for sharing, something for me to think about!

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