Peter Krupa on Nostr: not to poop in the punch bowl (ok, maybe to do exactly that) but lots of the people ...

not to poop in the punch bowl (ok, maybe to do exactly that) but lots of the people who start off enthusiastic and writing op-eds about their new e-bikes stop using them after they've had too many near-death experiences.

e-bikes is another example of the neoliberal reflex to save the world through private consumption, when what people really need is public goods (roads that aren't terrifying for people not driving cars).