lildictator

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Everybody understands that a person on a bike is in a very vulnerable situation. 99% of drivers respond to that by being considerate, while the remaining 1% take advantage of that power differential to bully their neighbours.

I don't have a silver bullet solution, but there are many things we could do to help. Personally, I would start by providing a better cycling experience around schools, which can be done with inexpensive traffic calming measures such as in-street crosswalk signs, raised crosswalks, etc. Traffic calming protects all children, including those who walk and bike to school, and people who grow up riding bicycles are going to be more considerate to cyclists when they drive a car.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

JFC. This one is so much worse, being in the kernel.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If I may...

It is not okay to burn your own book but it is okay to burn somebody else's building

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In the absence of evidence to the contrary, presumption of fault should always be on the motorized vehicle first, and then on the heaviest vehicle otherwise. Trucks > Cars > Motorbikes > E-Bikes > Bicycles > Pedestrians.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

> throw in some single-payer, universal healthcare

When you do that, don't forget to include coverage for the stuff around your head: dental care, eyeglasses and mental health. Many countries forgot to include coverage for these things and it is a shitshow.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Status: insecure about their worth.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago

Can we stop humiliating men for having small dicks? Penis size is something people don't choose and can't change, like their skin color or their sexual orientation.

Those trying to project a "tough guy" appearance are deeply insecure. They have this idea that if they show vulnerability then other people will think less of them and they will be victimized. People don't learn this sort of coping behavior when they are raised in a loving nurturing environment.

They don't have small dicks. They are scared.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know who is downvoting you because you are completely right.

At the same time, I am delighted at the idea of a bunch of speculators being stressed out and losing a ton of the money they obtained while making housing unaffordable for everybody else.

Housing can be affordable or it can be a good investment. It can't be both, and it is time it starts being the former.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If my family of four can live cramped inside a one bedroom apartment for years, then overleveraged folks can downsize from the large houses they bought during the pandemic. And, if nothing else, it will feel a little like justice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Cultured butter it is, then. It adds some extra funk. I bet you will love it. 🫶

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

I suggest choosing your parents carefully. They should be elderly and in poor health, and most importantly they must own a house not too far from Toronto.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Butter is fine in my experience. How much did you put in there? You only need a tiny bit.

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