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   Dr John A Stevenson (volcan01010@fosstodon.org)'s status on Monday, 17-Jun-2024 06:25:07 JST Dr John A Stevenson

   in reply to

   • Cory Doctorow
   • Bruce Elrick

   @virtuous_sloth @pluralistic

   "The bicycle is a solved problem". Totally agree.

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     Bø!rge (forteller@tutoteket.no)'s status on Monday, 17-Jun-2024 06:25:07 JST Bø!rge

     in reply to

     • Cory Doctorow
     • Bruce Elrick

     @volcan01010 @virtuous_sloth @pluralistic Sure, I mostly agree on that! I don't agree with what he says next, that they have to manufacture new problems to solve (I understand he says it disparagingly). Instead they could work on making cargo bikes cheaper, that is extremely needed, and could give the company that solves that huge sales! Work on making them more repairable, easier to use for transporting children and groceries, or better for businesses to switch out their cars. Lots still to do!

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     Bruce Elrick (virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca)'s status on Monday, 17-Jun-2024 06:25:08 JST Bruce Elrick

     • Cory Doctorow

     I'm impressed that Cory Doctorow's (@pluralistic) critiques of late-stage capitalism have made their way in the minds of so many disparate people.

     Here is a #bike YouTuber noticing the shift in value delivery from customers to shareholders & calling it enshittification. Might not be an exact match for the platform/intermediary model of Cory's that specifically calls out middlemen who deliver almost no inherent value, but still it is a significant spread of the concepts.

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCh31fDxtQw