Whether I'm labeled a cyclist.. for worse or better it doesn't matter. I don't give a hoot one way or the other. Perhaps when I was younger..I suspect.
The trend due to political instability here in the United States is to live in a constant state of insecurity, worry and fear. If you are happy and content with the practical things life brings.. you need not go far to find yourself uncomfortable in your own skin with the decisions you've made. This is..how do they say.. The New Normal?
We
self-medicate this by spending money on things the Internet/media/TV tells us we need but actually aren't necessary. Often status symbols. The more expensive, the greater the symbol the more powerful the status. The bliss is short lived, only to be soon replaced with boredom and frustration that we need now need another.. a better.. a more improved and more expensive status symbol.
CARS are up near the tippy top of this list of status symbols. A bicycle is the lowest of the low...however a Rolls Royce, Lamborghini or The Batmobile is at the tippy top!
NOT EVEN OWNING A CAR.. and even worse.. utilizing a bicycle as a viable means of transportation well..
That makes you a heathen! A Non-Conformist! BUM!!!!
(NSFW language)
Being labeled ANYTHING or categorized is something accomplished by another human with their own set of principles and life guidelines.
The important thing to be aware of is that these humans doing the labeling are often programmed to think the way they do and have no conscious independant frame of thought. They may believe they do but every decision they make comes from a psychological playbook of sort. It may also be determined that these people suffer from some form of mental disorder and need medication. Perhaps a quiet room with soft walls to bounce around within as well.
Usually that's not the case however. They are out there.. driving vehicles.
So long and thanks for all the fish!
"Education is a wonderful thing. If you couldn't sign
your name you'd have to pay cash."