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[–] Xanis 51 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Be American

Living paycheck to paycheck

Need job

Good worker

Work overtime when needed

Trying to pay off car

Smug biker does a driveby near open car window

Rethink my life

Realize U.S. infrastructure often requires vehicles

In middle of daily 40min commute, one way

Realize the same distance on bike would be two hours

Depresso

[–] WarlordSdocy 33 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This is why we need good public transit on top of good biking infrastructure. The two working together let's you get anywhere a car can go while not taking a lot longer.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I miss Japan's public transport. Never felt like I needed a car while in the city.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Get a closer job or move closer to your job if it's a good reliable job. I did and it's fucking wonderful! Riding gets easier and easier as you get stronger and better cardio too.

Took me a long time, a lot of work, and some luck but I can't recommend it enough. Most days I ride my bike or skateboard, but even walking doesn't take long. I only resort to a car if I'm too injured to ride/skate/walk far or the weather makes it too dangerous (which is rare, I've ridden through more storms than I can count lol, icy conditions suck though).

Damnit, now I want to go for a ride.

[–] drislands 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

>just get a job closer to your home
>just move

Idk man, not sure either of those are the easy solutions you're implying them to be.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Go reread what I posted then because you clearly missed the part where I said it wasn't easy but worth it.

[–] suction -5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Everyone employed is living paycheck to paycheck; you just spend it all

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Some lucky few still get to build up an emergency fund, possibly retire, or even become independently wealthy, but yeah, most of us are working class stiffs.