I always felt it but now I know it. I just am a better person than all these drivers.
this post was submitted on 27 Oct 2023
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Driving turns mild mannered people into raging assholes.
Lmao at the number of downvotes on this one
I mean, just ask any cyclist for directions to a nearby place. Generally if they know they will be willing to help you out with it.
People in cars are too busy, scared, frustrated, unaware of the areas they drive through outside the main road/whatever that they're in my experience less willing to stop and help others out.
Further thoughts: This reminded me of something I read a while back about assuming that people who have one virtue also have all the others. Like, why should we assume that someone who is (e.g.) honest is also generous?
I think that has some applications here. Okay, so cyclists are, it seems, more community-minded. Does that mean they possess all the other virtues? Are cyclists also less likely to steal or to cheat on their partners? We don't know and this study doesn't tell us.
This finding wont fix anything and will only make car-brained vs commie-bikers flame war worse
Damn, the scientists at the lab for reducing flame wars are gonna be pretty sheepish when they find out.
Flame wars are a significant contributor to global warming
Good point, we should use the steam rising off these dudes to power turbines for clean electricity, instead of letting it leak wastefully into the atmosphere.