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According to my model, people who drive often, and everywhere, are the dumbest humans on earth. This is easily verifiable from safety statistics alone, but there are numerous cultural, environmental, and spiritual arguments for this as well. Going on a road trip with 4 friends increases intelligence.
Planes are stupid, too. Look no further than the insanity that overwhelms seemingly normal people in airports.
Bikers are idiots (I’m a biker), but considerably less so.
Walkers and transit users are, obviously, enlightened. Not only are you showing your face in the community, but you are reducing congestion and pollution, and you get the spiritual benefit of exercise + meandering (in the case of walking) and looking out the window wistfully (in the case of transit). Also, note that walking slowly exponentially increases intelligence.
Jun 9, 2025
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I would argue with your cyclist points but I know too many cyclists with concussions
Jun 9, 2025
@ROYALLMONARCH cyclers think they are smarter than they are but they haven't read my equation
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listen carefully when i tell you this.. you have the right of way in just about every situation. it is the car driver's responsibility to not hit people. now i'm not condoning jumping into traffic here. you should still make responsible decisions as a pedestrian.
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you must feel empowered to exercise your right of way.
is a car trying to roll thru a stop sign while you're crossing and attempting to cut you off? keep walking. get in their way and make them slow down. look directly at them thru the windshield. mouth (or shout) the words "thank you" and smile at them without breaking eye contact and without breaking your stride. bonus points for slowing down your pace and making them wait even longer.
this is my daily retaliation against car-centric infrastructure. make them think, at least for one single moment, about their mistake and remind them that roads are for people before they are for cars. always.
Feb 16, 2024
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Bonus points if it’s a different route
time is very valuable but to know you’re in control of it is the real virtue
Mar 1, 2024
It’s such a beautiful unspoken revolt that your local community participates in to say “Whoever designed the walkway was an idiot!”
I do think it says something about design & humanity, how humans are wired to find the most direct path even if they’re offered something nicer like a walking path or stairs. I also believe you should buy-in to elephant paths and do your part to fight the system (in this case, Walgreens).
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