birdwing
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- Comment on Historians never talk about the "good old days". 1 day ago:
“Golden Age” is commonly better dubbed “Gilded”.
- Comment on "What is the oldest country in the world that still exists?" is a Ship of Theseus problem. 1 day ago:
I think that honour would have to go to San Marino.
- Comment on Some meetings don't even need to be e-mails. 1 day ago:
Accessibility is pretty important though, you personally also do benefit from it - and others especially so!
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
Buses can have different schedules depending on the time. Here buses for example drive more often between 6-9, 12-13, and 17-19 o’ clock. Many places also have buses that drive well into the night.
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
You could look into the environmental costs of fucking your mother :3
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
get a bike that doesn’t pollute, requires only food (i eat as much as ppl who don’t bike) car: same food intake, extra pollution.
boss, i’m tired of constantly winning.
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
My bike cost me €800 in 10 years.
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
Has it ever occurred to you that this may also apply to you?
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
I’m going outside more often than you, probably. 🤷
I transported an entire IKEA bed set on my bike. I think it’s just a matter of a skill issue.
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
Yes, basically
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
For all of those there are cargo tricycles. 🤷
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
Or maybe, it’s people who think they understand why it doesn’t extent everywhere.
But the truth is, that lines got cut and slashed, trains made shorter, and so on, all in the name of the Golden Cow of Profit. When shareholder profit becomes focus, general wellbeing decreases.
I spend everyday outside, btw. It’s a bit naïve to assume that others like me don’t.
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
But they can do multi-track drifting. Checkmate, conservatives!
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
You know what, that’s a fair argument. Maybe those lines could use frost protection and insulation.
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
Do we need to make everything about “money”?
I feel like improving general wellbeing is more important. Having incentives to make people in rural areas live along ‘lines’ would also help, then bus lines are also handier. You can have smaller community buses, too.
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
Counterpoint: a trailer ✨
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
Wouldn’t an electric bike be an option? They go 25 km/hr (speed pedelecs can even go 45 km/hr, handy for rural areas).
And there are bicycle bags, you put them on the back of your bike.
that said, fair, recreational bike trips are fun. hope you have a good day :3
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
The car isn’t a crutch, it’s more like someone injures you, then gives you a crutch without fixing up the leg
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
Yeah, so what. If you cannot accept that you need to improve, and react with “fuck off”, then I think you’re the problem.
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
ITT: butthurt carcels who try to invent every excuse possible to not go by train/bus or bike.
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
My parents did it the same way as I do, doing so for a family of six. Longtail bike or cargo tricycle with a few bags, and then you go. Works just fine, whether once every other day or every week. I did this for them and siblings as well.
Buying for only myself, I do it every other day.
For the bus lines, you just leave a few min in advance. And does the car not have a same (looking for parking spots), if not more stressful issue, by having to focus while driving as well?
Fuck off. Seriously go and think about what you just said to someone you know nothing about and what your goals are from this conversation.
Being civil on the internet seems like a lost art. I know what I say. I bicycle everyday. Now, could you be so kind to behave like a normal person and not be rude, thank you.
Then why don’t you talk about it from your own perspective, rather than telling other people how amazing cycling will be for them? You’d be less annoying and probably convince more people to cycle that way, too.
I did. And you can be less annoying by not saying “fuck off”.
As you can appreciate, none of those response are reasonable - in the same way you’re being unreasonable.
Except that fuel costs are still higher going by car than by bike or bus. You’re paying to travel with a multiple-tonne vehicle for up to 6 people, probably only carrying one or two at a time – while a bus carries much more. I think you are the one being unreasonable here with your rudeness.
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
For heavier items I just put them in a bicycle bag on the back of the bike. You then don’t need to carry anything on your back.
For rainy and cold weather I just wear gloves + a thin scarf + a shirt + sweater and then a breathing rain jacket. You’ll get warm soon enough bicycling and it works well for that.
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
Water energy then?
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
Wouldn’t it then be better to have underground lines?
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
Cars are only rendered “useful” by deprivation of public transit as a common good from the people.
With buses that run multiple times an hour everywhere, the car is rendered useless. People will move to where there are connections.
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
The country is part of the area, though. Without urban areas, there’s no meaningful distinction. The ‘country’ depends on urban areas, e.g. for medicals, shopping, and so on.
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
I think public transit should have a much higher level.
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
The public transit isn’t bound to any road rage, isn’t limited by parking spots, and can carry the TV you just bought.
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
They’re mostly to save cars. Does it reduce pollution? Yeah, but in the long end, bicycles and public transit are much better. They take up less space and are more comfortable.
- Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea 1 day ago:
And? I do my groceries by foot or bicycle and it goes just fine. Same with public transit. There’s also home delivery, that goes by bicyclists.
The public transit schedules being shit in your region is most likely because of defunding of their lines, intentionally reducing the amount of coupes/buses, not paying their employees a decent wage, and strike busting (eg prohibiting strikes where the transit continues to ride but without raising a fee). Realise that car and petrol lobbies worked a ton to do that.
And also… seriously? “Your instrument falling off” out of all worries? C’mon. Then you need a good bicycle bag and to bike more often to learn to do it well. I’ve never fallen off my bicycle and I’ve biked for 25 years. And that’s with snow, rain, heatwaves, potholes and bad roads.
The car isn’t really an improvement for me. Stressing out about other drivers, all the honking, needing to look for parking, fuel costs, maintenance costs, and the enormous space it takes up for so few people – it’s incredibly inefficient.