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@almodozo@mastodon.online @forpeterssake@mastodon.xyz Thank you so much for sharing this Joost!
I’m going to process and then reply :)
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@forpeterssake@mastodon.xyz @almodozo@mastodon.online You’ve got me thinking in a perspective now and I’m fascinated.
Optimism as a problematic approach. An all or nothing focus that steals an important piece of ourselves, green space, compassion…
I’m sure it’s been discussed but I’m curious what this is called? And how many times we’ve done it as a society.
Thanks for this Pete ☺️🙌
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@almodozo@mastodon.online @forpeterssake@mastodon.xyz Indon’t think I’v ever read a more succinct and salient explanation of ‘why’.
Usually, it’s covered solely with negativity but your addition of our optimism for new technologies is something we, as humans, have suffered multiple times ie. social media.
As someone in marketing, our role when creating markets exchanges a positive for a negative ie. diamonds and social pressure, vehicles and the negative appeal for alternatives
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@almodozo@mastodon.online
@almodozo@mastodon.online @forpeterssake@mastodon.xyz Do you remember what the arguments against it were?
I wonder where those who opposed it are today? And especially, what they think of it now?
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@interplanetarisch@swiss-talk.net @mhaenggi@activism.openworlds.info It’s from a National demonstration on the Museumplein against traffic safety, 1977 (see picture of Museumplein today)
My original description of a road was incorrect, as the Museumplein in Amsterdam is a large public space. I found more information on the history of dutch cycle culture here: https://www.amsterdam.nl/nieuws/achtergrond/strijd-tussen-auto-fiets/
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@interplanetarisch@swiss-talk.net I did add some alt-text however, it may not have been as descriptive as it could have been. I will do better moving forward. It seems I can’t edit it once posted.
Here’s an addition to the current alt-text:
A black & white photo where hundreds of cyclists & their bikes are lying down on a road in a Dutch city.
They lie down in protest for safer roads for cyclists.
This moment is considered one of many that helped the Netherlands become so bike friendly.
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@derek@sunbeam.city
@derek@sunbeam.city This is fascinating! In my city of Calgary, Alberta, cycle paths were a divisive topics which was very hard to wrap my head around without rendering opponents to 'short term thinkers'.
This did a disservice to discussions and understanding the why. This video helps to comprehend the climate that needs to take place during expansion of bikes as a cultural norm.
Thanks for this :)
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@kaveh1000@mastodon.social
Just saw @CyclingMikey@ohai.social's YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/CyclingMikey
Thanks for this :)
I didn’t realize that the Dutch fought for their bike lanes. There’s a lot of history within this that I’m currently naive about but excited to learn!
Here’s the article I’m starting with — How the Dutch got Their Cycle Paths: https://www.pps.org/article/how-the-dutch-got-their-cycle-paths
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@goodblue@mstdn.social @TheConversationUS@newsie.social Well hot damn! Thank you ☺️
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@goodblue@mstdn.social I am FAWNING over the @TheConversationUS@newsie.social right now and want to thank you for sharing them ❤️
Do you know of a Canadian variation with yhe same focus on free to read, creative commons, and experts?
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