Doug GordonDec 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.

Show threadDoug GordonDec 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.*
Show threadDavid AlpertDec 26, 2022
@BrooklynSpoke I’ve long wanted a pithy name for this “if it doesn’t work for everyone” fallacy since it comes up so much.
Show threadPascal
@alpert @BrooklynSpoke it’s called “you can’t please all of the ‘you can’t please all of the people all of the time’ people all of the time”
Dec 27, 2022 at 7:06pmWeb