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09-24-20, 11:03 AM
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Is it just me or has Ethan put his advocacy issues on the back burner?
I always enjoyed his take on the way cyclists are treated in comparison to others. He used to regularly write about the poor treatment of people riding bicycles by the NYPD (and drivers in general) but these ruminations seem to be far and few between these days
I always enjoyed his take on the way cyclists are treated in comparison to others. He used to regularly write about the poor treatment of people riding bicycles by the NYPD (and drivers in general) but these ruminations seem to be far and few between these days
09-24-20, 11:13 AM
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Eben
I think "Outside" suspended his column. Much to his credit.
I think "Outside" suspended his column. Much to his credit.
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09-24-20, 11:32 AM
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Eben
I think "Outside" suspended his column. Much to his credit.
I think "Outside" suspended his column. Much to his credit.
09-24-20, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by wgscott
Eben
I think "Outside" suspended his column. Much to his credit.
I think "Outside" suspended his column. Much to his credit.
Any details or backstory as to why "Outside" suspended his column and/or why the suspension is much to his credit?
09-24-20, 11:41 AM
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They are fairly right-wing, and this is purely speculation on my part, but titles like
Bikes Should Be Used for Revolution—Not Police Violence
might have annoyed them.
09-24-20, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by wgscott
They are fairly right-wing, and this is purely speculation on my part, but titles like
Bikes Should Be Used for Revolution—Not Police Violence
might have annoyed them.https://www.outsideonline.com/bcse/s...?keys=politics
09-24-20, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by FiftySix
Hmmm. I'm not sure what to think about Outside and Eben considering the other articles that Outside has published.
https://www.outsideonline.com/bcse/s...?keys=politics
https://www.outsideonline.com/bcse/s...?keys=politics
https://www.outsideonline.com/183514...eonard-peltier
09-24-20, 03:53 PM
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Personally I prefer to see everyone's input. There is no law that says you have to like it.
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09-24-20, 04:39 PM
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Personally I prefer to see everyone's input. There is no law that says you have to like it.
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09-24-20, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by rydabent
Personally I prefer to see everyone's input. There is no law that says you have to like it.
Which suits my moderate independent self just fine.
No offense intended to anyone here in this thread. Peace.
09-24-20, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by closetbiker
Is it just me or has Ethan put his advocacy issues on the back burner?
I always enjoyed his take on the way cyclists are treated in comparison to others. He used to regularly write about the poor treatment of people riding bicycles by the NYPD (and drivers in general) but these ruminations seem to be far and few between these days
I always enjoyed his take on the way cyclists are treated in comparison to others. He used to regularly write about the poor treatment of people riding bicycles by the NYPD (and drivers in general) but these ruminations seem to be far and few between these days
In case you didn't know he has his own site. His latest article https://bikesnobnyc.com/2020/09/22/m...merchandising/
09-24-20, 07:14 PM
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Déjà vu
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Originally Posted by southpier
bike snob used to be entertaining; now it's just sad.
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09-24-20, 08:18 PM
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Déjà vu
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09-25-20, 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted by closetbiker
Is it just me or has Ethan put his advocacy issues on the back burner?
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2020/09/16/waiting-for-the-sun/
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09-25-20, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by BobbyG
Yes, as he explains here:
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2020/09/16/waiting-for-the-sun/
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2020/09/16/waiting-for-the-sun/
From the article linked above.
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"In an age when we’re told to see every neighbor as a disease vector, and every police officer as a potential racist murderer, and every unseasonably warm day as yet more evidence that we’re all going to perish in an environmental apocalypse of our own making, I’ve never felt more strongly that by far biggest threat to all of us is not illness, or police brutality, or climate change; rather, it’s our pathological insistence on shaming each other, and on spurning happiness and beauty, and on rejecting everything around us as intrinsically insidious. In 2020, it is possible to feel guilty for simply being alive. Actually, it’s more than possible–increasingly, it’s political dogma.
I realize it’s easy to read this as a half-a**ed manifesto on apathy. (Is there any other kind?) However, I believe it’s ultimately joy and not guilt that drives the best human endeavors. It’s far better to tell someone they’ll love riding a bike than it is to tell them they’re a s****y person if they don’t. I’d also humbly submit we at least consider liberating ourselves from the medieval notion that humanity is fundamentally sinful and unclean and eternally one more misstep away from some sort of cosmic retribution."
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09-25-20, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by BobbyG
Yes, as he explains here:
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2020/09/16/waiting-for-the-sun/
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2020/09/16/waiting-for-the-sun/
I don’t think I would’ve found this without your response
another great piece of writing from BSNY
09-25-20, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by southpier13
i been gyped again! at least originally he gave me credits. probably gonna use it in his new book. god a H8 new yorkers. damn near as bad as connecticutites. and don't even get me started on those oregonians . . . . .
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I used to think he was hilarious back when he dunked on "fixie culture," but he's long since lost whatever appeal he once held for me. I'm just not that interested in NYC commuting, child-rearing, and handlebar reviews. His edge has dulled considerably.
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09-25-20, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by FiftySix
Thanks for the link. I like where Eben's thoughts are going.
From the article linked above.
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"In an age when we’re told to see every neighbor as a disease vector, and every police officer as a potential racist murderer, and every unseasonably warm day as yet more evidence that we’re all going to perish in an environmental apocalypse of our own making, I’ve never felt more strongly that by far biggest threat to all of us is not illness, or police brutality, or climate change; rather, it’s our pathological insistence on shaming each other, and on spurning happiness and beauty, and on rejecting everything around us as intrinsically insidious. In 2020, it is possible to feel guilty for simply being alive. Actually, it’s more than possible–increasingly, it’s political dogma.
I realize it’s easy to read this as a half-a**ed manifesto on apathy. (Is there any other kind?) However, I believe it’s ultimately joy and not guilt that drives the best human endeavors. It’s far better to tell someone they’ll love riding a bike than it is to tell them they’re a s****y person if they don’t. I’d also humbly submit we at least consider liberating ourselves from the medieval notion that humanity is fundamentally sinful and unclean and eternally one more misstep away from some sort of cosmic retribution."
From the article linked above.
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"In an age when we’re told to see every neighbor as a disease vector, and every police officer as a potential racist murderer, and every unseasonably warm day as yet more evidence that we’re all going to perish in an environmental apocalypse of our own making, I’ve never felt more strongly that by far biggest threat to all of us is not illness, or police brutality, or climate change; rather, it’s our pathological insistence on shaming each other, and on spurning happiness and beauty, and on rejecting everything around us as intrinsically insidious. In 2020, it is possible to feel guilty for simply being alive. Actually, it’s more than possible–increasingly, it’s political dogma.
I realize it’s easy to read this as a half-a**ed manifesto on apathy. (Is there any other kind?) However, I believe it’s ultimately joy and not guilt that drives the best human endeavors. It’s far better to tell someone they’ll love riding a bike than it is to tell them they’re a s****y person if they don’t. I’d also humbly submit we at least consider liberating ourselves from the medieval notion that humanity is fundamentally sinful and unclean and eternally one more misstep away from some sort of cosmic retribution."
09-26-20, 11:57 AM
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You still are getting cred (for whatever it's worth), just when width resize happens, you scroll off edge left. Here you are in all your glory:
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Originally Posted by southpier13
WHEW; now THAT was a close shave!!!
09-26-20, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by rydabent
Personally I prefer to see everyone's input. There is no law that says you have to like it.
10-02-20, 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by livedarklions
What's with the multiple user names? And what happened to southpiers 2-12?
