I regret to inform you... But seriously, half the problem is discoverability. I know LA has one subway line somewhere, but I don't even know how to find a bus there, assuming it came even close to on time. The one time I took a train, a friend picked me up at the station.

Sometimes even the railway guys don't take a train bsky.app/profile/abov...

Wrong. Many places have only a few bus routes that don't even go everywhere. Many places have no buses at all, and no subway or light rail. It. Is. Not. Like. Europe.