millie

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[–] millie@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago

This is real. I've had folks in my cab that clearly were trying to probe my boundaries to see if I'm an easy target who immediately switched gears the moment I showed my personality. Just because someone is desperate doesn't mean they want to fuck over someone who's cool with them and is real. The way you carry yourself makes a difference.

It's pretty obvious if you meet me in person that I'm a broke artist who cares about real people and detests fake corporate bullshit. That's not really an appealing target and I have fuck all to give them anyway.

But if some fuck shoots me for being on their street while being trans, or literally just someone they don't recognize, I don't get the chance to show how I carry myself.

[–] millie@slrpnk.net 140 points 2 months ago (30 children)

As a late night cab driver, if you're ever wondering why I'm on the street rather than the driveway in your sketchy, pickup truck filled suburban neighborhood, this is why.

Give me a shady looking industrial district or run down residential neighborhood over semi-rural suburbia any day of the week. I feel much safer.

[–] millie@slrpnk.net 86 points 4 months ago

I love reading, but the moment an author tries to guilt me into reading their particular viewpoint as though I'm just a slave of the system if I don't, I check out. I have better things to do, and this person doesn't have any right to my time.

[–] millie@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 months ago

You know, there's a discordian game that seems pretty appropriate right now.

[–] millie@slrpnk.net 6 points 7 months ago

I honestly can't stand slowly scrolling and waiting for the text to appear. What a terrible design choice.

[–] millie@slrpnk.net 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Can we start archiving stuff somewhere that doesn't block firefox?

[–] millie@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Have you ever experienced actual snow? Like, four feet deep with a frozen crust on top? You're not plowing that with your feet.

[–] millie@slrpnk.net 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

They won't if you get rid of cars. Good luck plowing with a bike.

[–] millie@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Skis would probably be more reasonable at certain times of year, but the terrain between cities isn't exactly designed for skiing.

I know you want American infrastructure to not necessitate some sort of vehicle bigger than a bike, but it literally just does. Wanting it won't make the change, and making unrealistic suggestions will remain just as ineffective as making no suggestions at all.

Accessibility is also more or less non-existent with these proposed solutions.

[–] millie@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 months ago (7 children)

If you tried to bike in heavy snow here your entire tire would literally be buried. Especially if there were no plows.

There are, in fact, places that get real snow.

[–] millie@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 months ago

There's some good information in this article, but I would have appreciated it being a little less of an ad for a podcast.

The title implies that we're going to hear from scientists about their opinions, but all we actually get in its body is a single quote from one scientist as the literal tagline. Talk about clickbait.

[–] millie@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (9 children)

In some places. But if you're in a non-metropolitan area somewhere that it gets cold and snowy, you're going to need a vehicle to bring you directly to your house unless maybe you're downtown, and it's going to need to have four wheel drive or at least enough weight to grip the snow.

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