Originally Posted by
FunkyStickman
Interesting article/rant. I can see where they're coming from, as it's pretty clear. I actually agree with pretty much everything they said, but one of the commenters said it best, something to this effect: "Who cares what Hollywood Producers think?"
For the majority of people whether someone else bike commutes is not something they have a big personal stake in, so they just adopt whatever the prevailing attitude is towards it. If the attitude is "only losers bike places", then that's the attitude they adopt. If they attitude is "successful, in-shape people bike commute" then that's the attitude they adopt.
I care about how hollywood depicts it. I don't "really really care". I don't get weepy and bent out of shape over it or anything! But it would nice if when people found out you bike commuted they go "cool!", kinda like if you told them you climbed Everest "Cool! I wouldn't do it myself, but that sound neat" (which in reality, is a more insane thing to do than bike commuting).