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Every car on earth must be crushed and then immolated before we so much as consider scratching the paint of a single dirtbike
If you use the dirtbike to commute then it's fine. If you are riding the dirtbike in dirt for fun it's fine.
But comparing a dirtbike that you ride for fun in an urban environment for some reason, to a mode of transportation that's necessary for you to feed yourself, is silly (hint: I also think it's silly to drive a car for fun, especially in an urban environment). Dirt bikes also make a lot more noise than a car. Cars are bad and carcentric infrastructure is bad, but that doesn't suddenly mean you're allowed to be an asshat.
As a cyclist the dirt bikes are fucking terrifying and they are almost never used for commuting. Just for doing wheelies and showboating.
Obviously cars are my enemy too but I think there’s a fundamental disconnect on this website sometimes where understanding the issue requires actually living in areas where the problem exists.
Edit: another thing that springs to mind is that I feel a certain irony that someone could laugh at something like that old 2016 libertarian debate where Gary Johnson was booed for suggesting that someone should get a license to drive to demonstrate competency while simultaneously mocking anyone for being afraid of these license plate free things zooming past my 18 mph e-bike at 50 mph. (25 mph speed limit btw)
Like nah dude that’s dangerous you should absolutely have that taken away from you and you should be reeducated before you kill someone
I remember when electric scooter rentals popped up and suddenly you had drunken idiots going way too fast the wrong way on cycleways endangering everyone. When I brought this up on hexbear I was deemed a prude. I think there's a lot of people that are very doctrinal in their thoughts, without really understanding the doctrine. "CARS BAD THEREFORE EVERYTHING NOT CAR GOOD IF YOU DONT LIKE NOTCAR YOURE BAD" isn't really a good way of going about things.
If any lurkers are interested I'd recommend reading up on "Theories of Practice" or "Practice theory".