tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post719071864483068248..comments2023-07-24T04:54:44.970-07:00Comments on SoapBoxLA: Live Intentionally - Your Choices are Lifestyle Choices!SoapBoxLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03423782294035596253noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post-25882104469902190112010-05-27T15:16:59.620-07:002010-05-27T15:16:59.620-07:001. While the vast majority of people use cars as u...1. While the vast majority of people use cars as utilitarian transportation (more or less), there is a subset of drivers who are car enthusiasts to varying degrees; some that simply own a pricey "sports" car, some who build hot rods or restore classic autos from the ground up, and some who race cars for a living. I don't see why bicyclists as a group will be or should be any Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post-84872385948054218472010-05-27T11:03:58.576-07:002010-05-27T11:03:58.576-07:00I will grant that this is an "oversimplistic ...I will grant that this is an "oversimplistic dichotomy" as you state. But I think you set up a second dichotomy that also doesn't serve anyone well. Your defense of living mindfully is well stated. But it seems to me that you are demanding that the mindfulness must precede the action to give it meaning. I'm all for mindfulness, but I want the actions too, and I'm willing to MUhttp://maxutility.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post-5176590144633221822010-05-26T14:52:46.759-07:002010-05-26T14:52:46.759-07:00Some nice words Steve.
In my original retweet, I w...Some nice words Steve.<br />In my original retweet, I was referring to exactly the point you made about whether one thinks about the larger impact of their choices (without the deep thought you put into it). The pessimist in me says most people don't. Heck, I wasn't even thinking of it at the time.<br /><br />My thinking at the time (>140 characters) is that as bicycling becomes more Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148381815203209250noreply@blogger.com