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by wonder_er 4y ago
What about the murders that police commit? I'm calling at least some police murderers, which isn't a contestable point. Your question also assumes the point that police are useful for dealing with murderers, which is not a point I
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by wonder_er 4y ago
You and I have a different mental model of how policing works. I think you are both believing the propaganda about the existence of policing agencies, and projecting your beliefs about them onto me. Police don't protect people from peo
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by wonder_er 4y ago
Like I said, The police as an institution should be eliminated. Was I unclear?
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by wonder_er 4y ago
Ooooh, hard disagree. Just because I live in a place where the police claim jurisdiction doesn't mean I consent to it. Their threats don't protect me any more than I protect myself with threats against others. Which I don't.
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by wonder_er 4y ago
'whataboutism' is unbecoming. That there might exist other influences behind modern day policing than just slave patrols doesn't free the institution from that stain. Policing as an institution should be recognized as what
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by wonder_er 4y ago
Sounds like you don't like the assertion and are asking the asserter to do more work to convince you. What books on policing have you read? What credibility do you bring to disregard the assertion? And yes, the association between depu
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by wonder_er 4y ago
'good' really means 'good enough', and that's situation and context dependent. I demand a lot from my 170cc scooter, so it couldn't be replaced with an electric one, but some of my trips could be done on an ele
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by wonder_er 4y ago
Boom. Perfect. This is the word I needed. Calling myself a vespa broker'. Thanks!
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by wonder_er 4y ago
Hahahaha. I may indeed be off my rocker, but at least it's for slightly more sophisticated reasons than what would be implied by my choice to be hustling lime scooters! 'i went to Canada on a scooter' has such a a different i
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by wonder_er 4y ago
For what it's worth, those articles and reviews that you mentioned seem to come out of Western and capitalist mindsets, but the author of the book is very French and very much not of that genre. I think it's likely enough that you
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by wonder_er 4y ago
Hah! I wonder how many other people have made the same mistake. There's really not a great word for this class of vehicle. I have been tempted to use the word 'moped', but got sternly corrected by the staff at sportique scoot
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by wonder_er 4y ago
when it snows, scooter-users probably won't scoot. Denver remains surprisingly usable in times around snow, though. a 5a trip in the winter with snow is quite different than a 1p trip that same day, when the sun is out, the roads have
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by wonder_er 4y ago
Quite! Adequate layering and safe judgement around inclement weather is a non-trivial part of being safe. It's not just cold, but rain, snow, darkness, sandy roads after snow is plowed, even when warm, etc. It's all part of exerci
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by wonder_er 4y ago
I've got a bunch of reasons. No single one is the end all 'super conclusive', but in aggregate it makes a good case for scooters. Tldr the capacity, speed, range, and ease of adding gas (vs charging at a station) of a scooter
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by wonder_er 4y ago
Oh, and: > I can’t think of any purchase I’ve made where I could have even found someone to hold my hand through it that wasn’t the person making the sale. May I interest you in adding 'scooter' to your toolbox of personal mobi
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by wonder_er 4y ago
It's not about concentrated versus not concentrated, it talks about the origin of the decisions that lead to how the built environment environment is shaped by the needs and preferences of the people who inhabit it The book is definite
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by wonder_er 4y ago
The zoning regime that was invented in the south went to the supreme Court as a result of it being implemented in the town of Euclid Ohio. So you're right, Ohio isn't the south, but the regime that was approved by the supreme Cour
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by wonder_er 4y ago
I hear it's a hard world for engineering applications rn. That's part of why I didn't wanna go back into tech. We'll see. The world is in a strange way right now Good luck!
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by wonder_er 4y ago
Thanks! I didn't get the idea in Bali, but decided to start working on it while I was there.
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by wonder_er 4y ago
I think scooters could be great for older folks, too. Help them retain balance and stuff. Scooters are way more stable than bicycles, but can go fast and can ride as fast as a car, if needed. Totally agree with old white people representing
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by wonder_er 4y ago
Great idea. I've thought about 'content marketing', and only have planned on local podcasts, but RevZilla is a great idea.
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by wonder_er 4y ago
There is indeed a dollar value one can pin to the extra parking availability. It's business dependent, but absolutely it can be tied to additional revenue. And yeah, 'personal scooter consultant' is the pitch. It's conci
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by wonder_er 4y ago
Huzzah! Another aficionado of land use issues! Alain Bertaud wrote a book called "order without design". He's an urban economist, and... his book is all a city planner needs to do their job correctly. Towards the end of the b
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by wonder_er 4y ago
yep! I wonder if you could start by buying the equipment, and popping fliers around your neighborhood, and doing the work yourself nights-and-weekends, sorta dog-food your own business, until it's stable enough to hire a neighborhood k
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by wonder_er 4y ago
'just' feels slightly de-dignifying, but overall this is not totally wrong. I'd say there's a lot more to do there than sleep around, but there seemed to be plenty of that. (I'm white-passing, have done the nomad th
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by wonder_er 4y ago
Tech workers in Bali? Yeah, no doubt. There's lots of tech people there, but I was kinda trying to avoid them/us.
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by wonder_er 4y ago
Ummm good question. Maybe pop your email into the email sign up form on my website (check my profile) I write to that list about random things, which is inclusive of more than scooters. Currently, the next thing I'll be emailing about
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by wonder_er 4y ago
I'm working on a model of charging the business for this service. A monthly fee, or project based fee. This week is the beginning of my sales process, and I've talked to many people that are super interested, working my way to the
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by wonder_er 4y ago
Critically, no re-doing of the parking required. It'll just be adding scooter parking spots in existing nooks and crannys around the building/parking lot. Company is incentivized by adding available vehicle parking spots. Sporti
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by wonder_er 4y ago
How to make money: Offer this as a service to a business. The service (which I'm charging for, but don't yet have customers) is: 1. Paint some scooter parking lines in a reasonable spot, and add a signage explaining why the org

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