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For a while... until it isn't. I've been very poor, and I've experienced very similar things. Traveling everywhere by bike in the freezing cold. I think there

For a while... until it isn't. I've been very poor, and I've experienced very similar things. Traveling everywhere by bike in the freezing cold. I think there is a romaniticization of suffering. I also wanted to show my merit, my worth in some way. I had grown up in a very cushy environment, and I was trying to prove something. Going back in time I would advise anyone against your belief. Anyone who reads this, please don't make the mistake of living a rough life for whatever inane purpose you can think of. It will not make you a better person. It is as stupid as it sounds.

Grustaf 5y ago
Biking everywhere in the rain is what you do if you live in Copenhagen, and it does make you a better person. It always warms my heart to see my fellow citizens in one of the wealthiest societies in the world, walking and biking to work in the rain and wind that is Danish winter. Or when you go to the beach when the water is 12 degrees and there are already families there, splashing around. That fills me with hope. Driving a climate controlled car 3 blocks to the shop is not the pinnacle of civilisation.
- jmercouris 5y ago
  As you wish. I will then just suggest you don’t prescribe your beliefs to unwitting followers without heavy disclaimer. I think your philosophy is both harmful and unsubstantiated.
  - Grustaf 5y ago
    I think people here are smart enough to decide if they agree or not with me, without disclaimers.
    - z3ncyberpunk 5y ago
      Agreed, we don't need people coming in trying to be woke PTA moms trying to nerf everything to a pacified, coddled uselessness.
- throwaway675309 5y ago
  Sigh, this sounds like a weird spiritual extrapolation from the often used specious aphorism "that which does not kill you makes you stronger", try telling that to someone who's just had a heart attack. In what way scientifically speaking does biking specifically in the rain make you a "better person"? Biking can definitely help with your health and is certainly a good way to get around, but the rain can obstruct your vision and could cause your breaks to lock up if you had to stop suddenly.
  - Grustaf 5y ago
    I don’t think I’ve actually met anyone in real life that doesn’t believe that it’s better to challenge yourself and not always take the most comfortable option. That’s why people brag about waking up at five and hiking up a mountain before breakfast, and that’s why we have all those sayings, which obviously don’t apply to heart attacks. But maybe it’s a cultural thing, it seems a lot of Americans aren’t ashamed of driving 3 blocks to the store to get milk.

Grustaf 5y ago

Biking everywhere in the rain is what you do if you live in Copenhagen, and it does make you a better person. It always warms my heart to see my fellow citizens in one of the wealthiest societies in the world, walking and biking to work in the rain and wind that is Danish winter. Or when you go to the beach when the water is 12 degrees and there are already families there, splashing around. That fills me with hope. Driving a climate controlled car 3 blocks to the shop is not the pinnacle of civilisation.

jmercouris 5y ago
As you wish. I will then just suggest you don’t prescribe your beliefs to unwitting followers without heavy disclaimer. I think your philosophy is both harmful and unsubstantiated.
- Grustaf 5y ago
  I think people here are smart enough to decide if they agree or not with me, without disclaimers.
  - z3ncyberpunk 5y ago
    Agreed, we don't need people coming in trying to be woke PTA moms trying to nerf everything to a pacified, coddled uselessness.
throwaway675309 5y ago
Sigh, this sounds like a weird spiritual extrapolation from the often used specious aphorism "that which does not kill you makes you stronger", try telling that to someone who's just had a heart attack. In what way scientifically speaking does biking specifically in the rain make you a "better person"? Biking can definitely help with your health and is certainly a good way to get around, but the rain can obstruct your vision and could cause your breaks to lock up if you had to stop suddenly.
- Grustaf 5y ago
  I don’t think I’ve actually met anyone in real life that doesn’t believe that it’s better to challenge yourself and not always take the most comfortable option. That’s why people brag about waking up at five and hiking up a mountain before breakfast, and that’s why we have all those sayings, which obviously don’t apply to heart attacks. But maybe it’s a cultural thing, it seems a lot of Americans aren’t ashamed of driving 3 blocks to the store to get milk.