"A cyclist is a disaster for the country's economy: he does not buy cars and does not borrow money to buy. He does not pay for insurance policies. He does not buy fuel, does not pay for the necessary maintenance and repairs. He does not use paid parking. He does not cause serious accidents. He does not require multi-lane highways. He does not get fat.
Healthy people are neither needed nor useful for the economy. They don't buy medicine. They do not go to hospitals or doctors. Nothing is added to the country's GDP (gross domestic product).
On the contrary, every new McDonald's restaurant creates at least 30 jobs: 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 dietary experts and nutritionists, and obviously, people who work at the restaurant itself."
Choose carefully: cyclist or McDonald's? It is worth considering.
P.S. Walking is even worse. Pedestrians don't even buy bicycles.
P.P.S. If you have read this far and still don't get it, this post is SATIRE. Reread it with this in mind.

@MarkHoltom that healthy people bit feels rather ableist, like you're blaming my disability on my lack of cycling (personally the link is the other way, fyi)

Likewise the bit about maccas ignores the influence of food deserts and poverty

@Dangerous_beans @MarkHoltom it's genuinely impressive* how many aspects of passive eugenics have been jammed into one relatively short, mostly plagerised toot.

*pejorative

@Dangerous_beans inb4 @MarkHoltom starts accusing us of being his ex wife's solicitors 

@Dangerous_beans @MarkHoltom despite being old and plagerised, this toot has excellent timing.

It's a very concise encapsulation of the RFK jr Make America Healthy Again philosophy: advanced lifesaving medical systems, including all specialists, should be replaced with good old fashioned wholesome food and outdoor exercise.

It feels nice and crunchy in the brain, like fascist rhetoric so often does.

@coolandnormal @Dangerous_beans @MarkHoltom yeah, the RFK-style rhetoric is really dangerous, harmful. Strong bike networks are critical infrastructure as well - even benefitting those who don’t cycle