bike conversions and billionaire nimbys: class contradictions (20220806)

links, etc

• Drew Magary explains how to go from bike hater to Bike Guy

  not reflective of anything personal (other than being a bike lover) i just love stories about people discovering how awesome it is to get out on a bike.

• The Billionaire’s Dilemma - The Atlantic

  NIMBYs are IMMENSELY annoying.

• Why Do Rich People Love Quiet? - The Atlantic

  am i the asshole? turns out, probably. the great irony here is the author’s puerto rican heritage. “getting older steve” needs to dial his social noise threshold somewhere new.