I get that it is what it is, which is why I often choose not to play the game and buy tickets. My idea for a solution is the bolded part of your post and my post quoted above. I'd even be ok having a limit of say, 4 pass riders, under my option (not the current non-rev option). I understand I'm likely an outlier, which is fine, I'll just continue to buy my tickets and not let the employee, with a basketball team of kids, list last minute and blow up my plans. Like positive space commuting was, it's so much less stress that way.