Of any kind. Commuting, road biking, touring, mountain biking etc.

Been a cyclist of various types for 20 years now. Never seems to be non-controversial. Even among other cyclists… many hate other types of cyclists. And now there is a lot of specific e-bike hate/controversy.

I don’t get it man. What do you think?

IME assholes are assholes regardless of being on a bike or not.

  • LOGIC💣@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    You’re acting as if normal people think about things before forming an opinion.

    When you want to explain other people’s actions, you should first imagine that they never think about anything, that they’re incapable of reasoning, and that their opinions about others tend to be formed the first time that they notice those others, which is often the first time they are bothered by them.

    If you cannot explain their behavior in that way, then you should start to explore the idea that they’re intentionally doing things as assholes. This is essentially the same idea as the old saying, never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Whether you agree with the underlying concept, I find it’s an extremely useful tool to predict the actions of others.