Here’s a non-YouTube version: https://podscan.fm/podcasts/the-urbanist-agenda/episodes/why-im-ebike-pilled-with-american-fietser it may have a nicer transcript (probably automatic), but I think you need an account to read it all.
There’s the official YouTube auto-generated transcript, but I’m not pasting that here.
We actually need to end the “gig worker” business model where they’re racing around all day and reckless driving translates to more money.
Related podcast: Why I’m Ebike-pilled (with American Fietser) - YouTube (The Urbanist Agenda Podcast). They get a bit into the problem of producers trying to sell more “pseudo-motorcycle” vehicles and how the arms race and regulation race work out.
EU officials familiar with the discussion said the Commission had decided that the UK joining PEM was not currently in the EU’s interests, because it would increase the risk of products unfairly qualifying for low-tariff access to the bloc.
Makes sense.
Meta accuses EU of discriminating against business model
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That looks like an admission of guilt to me.
“We have always enforced and will continue to enforce our laws fairly and without discrimination towards all companies operating in the EU, in full compliance with global rules,” the Commission spokesperson said.
It would be so funny if Meta left EU and blocked the users.
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Far-right and ancap/neolib types love austerity.
If you look at it from a certain angle, fascist parties are especially about imposing some sort of austerity in order to make sure that a special class gets more wealth and privilege.
Here’s a relevant interview:
The Roots of Austerity and 20th Century Fascism (feat. Clara Mattei) - YouTube
I do love seeing car parking spaces get tighter and tighter. The bigger the cars, the less road and parking there is go around. Unlike the US, European cities will not be demolishing themselves to make room. The future is not cars.
If Midjourney wins, other media corporations are going to host bigger and better LLMs and do the pirating. The “prompters” who think that they’re being fighting corporations are the best corporate tools.
When dealing with carbrain bad faith, it could help to have studies to point out the obvious.
Not everyone has a backup brother.
Interconnection of networks means that it is literally connected to Europe. Even if you don’t have solidarity for Americans, the data of Europeans is also getting in there.
These conflicts will be in the news, hopefully soon, as EU institutions should demand more to protections (or else - fines).
There’s a looming “conflict” between those US tech companies and the EU.
Know your enemy.
Bud, the point isn’t simply removing cars, it’s about having something better, which includes safer.
If your motor-vehicle endangers people, such as by vroooooming in a bike line where people are pedaling at average speeds, you’re the threat, you’re the car.