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Cake day: June 30th, 2023

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  • Although I totally agree with “the kind traveller” that downtime, boredom, and other forms of “lying flat” are good, I agree with you: I wonder if depression is a factor here.

    Disclaimer: He is born and raised in totally different culture, so maybe there’s some innate understanding that I’m lacking here.

    I feel like a lot of times, the goal (or at least the ideal outcome) of this sort of lifestyle is to have your time back so you can focus on what matters: family, friends, charity, hobbies, learning, spirituality (if you’re into that), nature, new experiences, conquering fears, etc. There wasn’t any specific endorsement or rejection of these things, so maybe his thoughts on that just don’t appear in this selection of translated posts—but I agree that it sounds a little like ennui, malaise, and lethargy associated with depression. Depression runs in my family, so I’ve lived and witnessed a similar lifestyle before, and it’s certainly not conducive to a joyful existence.









  • I think it’s kind of a mix. Often these types of purchases are enabled by financial grants from federal or state governments. Our governments actively encourage this type of police militarization because we have so many mass shootings. But as we’ve found out time and time again, even with all this equipment and staffing in the world, they either arrive after everyone is dead or wait outside while the people (usually children) get murdered. But don’t worry, we’ve tried doing nothing to fix it, so we’re hoping things will change very soon. We’re doing great! Best country ever 🫡🇺🇸


  • I would wager that most of the “cyclists are so entitled” folks haven’t ridden a bike since they were children in large part because they know how scary it would be to bike on a stroad getting close passed by a bunch of people monitoring their phones first, their cars second, the road third, and you not at all.

    For a large portion of people, it’s not a lack of understanding how harrowing the experience is—rather, they just want cyclists to suffer because of mob mentality. But I agree that every driver should have to experience the close pass as a cyclist so they can hopefully empathize a little more.

    Kinda related: I think everyone should have to experience what it’s like to have an Uber driver with their hazards on parked in the middle of the road, blocking both directions of travel—but it’s okay because they’ll “only be a minute”