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I cannot fathom the thought process that leads you to conclude that being inconvenienced by someone having equal rights to yourself is the same as committing an act of violence.

I don't think you should be permitted in public unsupervised, much less permitted to drive a car.




That's a bit hyperbolic, rude and unfair. It's a stupid example, but it's not advocating violence. Maybe a little property destruction. But nothing that would harm a person.

I get his point though. There are expectations you have in using all kinds of things. And it's really not fair for somebody else to usurp that use and then complain when it's not perfectly suited for their unintended use-case.

It's like complaining that bikes don't make good airplanes even though I've jumped my bike thousands of times. When I ride, I'm aware that I'm also not a particularly good automobile and try to plan my route to not end up in circumstances where I might get hurt from a careless driver. It would be the same if I was on a moped or small dirt bike or something.

I used to have this amazingly beat up old van when I was a teenager, and I don't think it could even make 100kph (about 60mph) downhill with a tailwind. So I knew I also shouldn't be bringing it on fast roads because I'd be a menace to everybody else on the road. It just seems like common sense to me.


Why am I committing an act of violence? I'm just engaging in my hobby. If people don't want tacks in their tires they shouldn't ride on my tack field. I'm not forcing them to get on my field with me. They need to learn to share.


What you're doing is being an asshole, and I'm not talking about the purported hobby. You need to get yourself sorted out before this instability affects your relationship with more than just the pixels on your screen that you obviously can't conceive of as fellow human beings.


Oh I see, you can't handle it when an analogous situation interferes with your hobby. Then my point is made by your example.


It's not analogous, and it's not "my hobby". I haven't been on a bicycle in probably 15 years. There's something very wrong with you.


False equivalence aside, why do you think the way people commute to work or go grocery shopping is a hobby? People are just getting around.

One of the worst I have ever seen, actually. Well done.




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