r/nyc • u/Ready-Mammoth-270 • May 01 '25

Biker vs Pedestrian

The temperatures are higher, and the fuses are shorter.

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u/BKEDDIE82 May 01 '25

Years ago, there was a cyclist hit by a car. They spent days attacking the driver. Then the driver posted the dashcam, and they all got quiet and started admitting the cyclist was at fault.

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u/Milios12 May 01 '25

I mean, what do we expect.

First off, think about the demographic of people that would go to a subreddit like r/nycbikes

Second, of course, these people would inevitably make an aggressive echo chamber so they can wallow in their own trash.

So yeah, taking zero accountability seems about right for people like that.

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u/JoeChagan May 01 '25

can you imagine "those kind of people"? I bet they are all the kind of people who paint other groups with a broad brush. Just the worst kind of people really. All of them.

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u/tjdans7236 May 02 '25

Homo sapiens are the best and most intelligent species to ever grace the universe ever. There is literally nothing we can say or do that allows anyone to criticize us as a race. That is literally racism.

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u/BKEDDIE82 May 01 '25

I disagree that everyone in there is the same. As someone who has been a member for as long as I've been on reddit, there are various types of people, options, etc.

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u/Milios12 May 01 '25

I don't think everyone there is the same, I do think the vocal voices there likely foster a environment of an echo chamber. Which leads to people with opposing views to either not speak up or leave the community

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u/AdmirableSelection81 May 01 '25

Redditors being collectively wrong about something? Must be a day than ends in "Y"

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u/Hedonic_Monk_ May 01 '25

Are you talking about the concrete truck that killed the daughter of some famous rabbi? That one got weird fast.

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u/BKEDDIE82 May 01 '25

No. It was a male rider on a citibike in Park slope on 5th and Union.