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Doug Gordon Dec 26, 2022

For my own sanity — and as the unofficial moderator of The War on Cars account — I'm actively muting anyone who thinks "Not everyone can bike everywhere, you know" is a cogent argument against reducing car dependency.

I've taken the attitude of @notjustbikes to heart and simply don't have patience for it anymore.

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Doug Gordon Dec 26, 2022

I'm happy to have good-faith conversations with people who are new to this and who are genuinely curious about How It All Works, but those aren't the people I mean. The people who aren't worth my time anymore are those who reflexively argue that because biking (or transit or walkable/accessible neighborhoods) won't work for *everyone* it shouldn't work for *anyone.*

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xanderstrike

@BrooklynSpoke Part of carbrain is believing that you have to put 100% of your transportation investment into a single mode and that's the only one you're allowed to use. The idea of having a meaningful choice about how you get places is just beyond some people's understanding.