exodus I had a sort of similar thing looking at train routes earlier today.
I can get to where I need to be tomorrow in 56 minutes, if I take the dreaded Tokaido Line (aka surly salaryman hell), or I can get to where I need to be in 67 minutes, if I take a much more chill and somewhat indirect line.
I just can’t imagine being a person that would decide they need those extra eleven minutes so badly that they’re willing to be on a hell train, but that seems to be what most people choose to do! That’s how it becomes the hell train!