Originally Posted by
PaulRivers
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).
I understand where you're coming from, I'm not really okay with us being portrayed as losers. What I mean when I say "who cares what they think" is more a reflection on what I think of them, not how it affects us. I agree we don't need
any more negative stigmas across the board, not just with cyclists.
But on the other hand, it seems the only people who aren't impressed by intentional bike commuters are people who are 1. immature, 2. drunk, or 3. jealous. I guess if I were to hang out with trendy people who were always worried about what other people thought of them, I'd take more concern. As it is, I don't care what trendy people think, and therefore it doesn't bother me personally.... yet.
Does that make me a passive activist?
Ugh. I just wanna go ride.