The US was designed for cars specifically, unlike European cities that have been around since 1150 or 1288 or 1467 or whatever. So, we see how well it works there but it’s not quite the same here.

The adduction to massive trucks isn’t just for traitor lunatics. It’s just like a rural farmer in the Nederlands with their tractor. It’s how things are set up.

The average American doesn't vacation. In the past ten years, the only travel I've done was to attend two funerals and one wedding. Vacations are for the rich, and nice areas are only for the rich. We secretly love walkable towns like we secretly love Buckingham Palace, we like to dream that one day, we'll be able to afford it too.

The only reason my town is affordable is because it's shitty, and improving it would price me out of living here, so I don't want to improve it.

I’d rather go on vacation to the middle of nowhere where I can’t see any other people.

the only way they’ll figure it out is if they honk at it, and it doesn’t respond convincingly.

Just needs a sound-activated arm showing the middle finger to pop out of the fake window.

Bike cages are great, but the haters would rather spend on a 100-car parking lot than a 100-bike cage.

On a personal level, get theft insurance on your bike. Costs me like 150 €/y for a 2000 € ebike, although some insurance companies do not cover street parking in some cities.

On a societal level, there are things law enforcement could do to make fencing less lucrative. Giving a shit about theft reports for one. For two, my city pays to get everyone's frame engraved with their national registration number, which will get my bike back to me if the cops find it and it makes the bike a bit less valuable because most people aren't looking to buy a clearly stolen bike.

The solution is bike lockers. It’s an important piece of public infrastructure that often gets overlooked.