Und mit so einem lächerlichen Betrag soll die irreversible Zerstörung des Klimas gerechtfertigt werden? Wir werden dieses Jahr wohl über 100000 Hitzetote in der EU haben !

I can’t without an account but I just choose to believe it.

I only tried front bags on a friend’s setup briefly but don’t they ruin the handling, especially those big and heavy ones?

Nice bike!

But you like Monaco, right?

Yes, that happens. The far more serious problem, though, is the widespread support among workers who gain nothing from it. The ideology we absorb in the West from an early age goes something like: “Anyone can make it. It’s just a matter of hard work. And therefore, those with even less than you are lazy and deserve their fate.” That dynamic is far more consequential than a handful of top earners.

Please know that you made me chuckle.

Oh, I agree with you. It has been overused and I’m not a fan. Maybe the most overused acronym of all time?

I guess I was annoyed by you being pedantic resulting in me… being pedantic. Tragic, really.

Thanks for the sketch. I enjoyed it. It was awesome but more in the hot dog kind of way.

If you only take it in the most literal sense, sure. A pointless exercise, don’t you think? Sometimes words have a funny way of meaning more than one thing. For most this concept works and GOAT can be meaningful. No, I’m not talking about the animal. Just to be clear.

Very hot take but maybe Nintendo? I know, I know. They suck in some regards. But some of their games are still innovative.

So the term is meaningless for you? That’s fine.

Again, if something was the greatest of all time, it does not mean it still has to be. Otherwise the term is meaningless as even greater things might come in the future.

It does not. “Greatest of all time back in the day” does not imply it’s still the greatest. By your logic the future is also a time. As we don’t know it yet, nothing can ever be the greatest of all time, making the term meaningless.

Much of society is held up by Gabe Newell? That’s an extremely weird take to me. I think he’s absolutely irrelevant and his passing would have little to no impact on me or anyone I know. Most people don’t even know him.

I’m not a mental health expert and I mean this in the kindest way possible: are you okay, OP? This theory is so bizarre to me that I’m actually worried about you. Maybe something to think about? Again, no expert. Take care.

What an absurd world we live in.

I wasn’t expecting much but you’re right. It’s a good selection.

Why should he worry about how much he’s thinking about your comment? Isn’t provoking reactions part of posting something like that publicly or was it mainly meant as venting?

I actually agree with his sentiment but wouldn’t really be able to explain what exactly irks me. I think there can be value in reflecting on how relationship dynamics or social environments contribute to people drifting toward more extreme views. That doesn’t mean it’s your fault or that you’re responsible for his choices. But your first comment came across as if you saw yourself as having little or no role in the dynamic at all and I don’t think that’s true.

I think it actually makes sense to think about some of the questions posted by @Ediacarium@feddit.org. You might be able to better understand why you reacted so strongly.

It’s very much in the direct traffic flow of bikes, is it not? They then have to pass onto the street with cars or wait.

At idle, when the 5 HDDs are spun down, it’s around 25W. When everything’s up and running and under load it’s around 50W.

That’s hilarious.

You’re still defining democracy purely by outcomes. A government that delivers results and therefore retains legitimacy. By that logic any successful authoritarian system qualifies, which makes the definition meaningless.

I think we just have a fundamental disagreement on what democracy is and I don’t see that resolving itself here.