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[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I got run over by a fucking electric scooter the other day when I was ferrying boxes from my appt to a car (lots of work being done in my home, had to move stuff out). The guy was going at full speed on the sidewalk (absolutely illegal) and said "well, you could have looked before going out".
And when I mentioned his (mandatory) insurance, he went "cheerio" and sped off leaving me having to do bandages for two weeks while my knees mended.

Anyway, good thing I have 3 lives.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

If only it was safe for e-scooter riders to use the road, alas the road is filled with cars that will absolutely turn them into paste.

In my city tons and tons of people use e-scooters and it's fine, because as it turns out people ride on sidewalks because it's the only non-suicidal option.

[–] nBodyProblem@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I don’t know your city, but in America it’s very well established that riding bikes on the sidewalk is less safe for cyclists as well as other sidewalk users. This applies to e-scooters just as well, and includes car dominated cities.

Turns out people are really bad as judging relative risk when it comes to traffic. If you live in a modern western city, I bet your city is the same.

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[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago (36 children)

If you let your cat roam, you're shit. Not only do they die, but they kill wildlife, other pets, and cause property damage. No other pet owner feels entitled to everyone else's property being their pet's playground but cat owners.

[–] Avg@lemm.ee 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Cats on the street have an average lifespan between one to 5 years, pretty sad.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This must be a cultural thing because cats wonder all over the place in my country. No one has a problem with it.

[–] kattenluik@feddit.nl 7 points 2 years ago (5 children)

They quite literally only stated facts, so you're not really saying anything useful.

Your country might also just be your own sphere, if people don't have problems with these obvious issues and zero concerns for their cats health then maybe they should change.

[–] Rev3rze@lemdit.com 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

They quite literally only stated facts

Except for the preface stating the opinion that people that let their cats roam are shit.

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[–] boyi@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

if people don't have problems with these obvious issues and zero concerns for their cats health then maybe they should change.

They have a point - different place, different culture. You can't simply ask people to change just becauss it doesn't fit your mold - why not try to understand them instead. Different culture has different problems and priorities. The west has advanced in such a way that the issues that used big issues to them were solved and no longer becoming problems to them. So they have the capacity to find smaller problems to cherry pick and solve. But for some other places, they still have to face big issues that these smaller issues are not important enough to be prioritised. They will find you weird if you ask them to become a better person by having cats indoor when they have they other bigger priority to deal with.

I find people that don't travel a lot and see the world besides theirs tend to have an opinion like yours. They don't realize that they are different world beyond their realm. So, instead of asking people to change, why not try to understand why they are what they are.

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Okay, I'll bite: Half your accusations are nonsensical. Cats kill "other pets"? Yeah, I suppose, if you put your goldfish in a shallow bowl on your patio... Property damage? Did you even use half a brain cell before making that statement?

Furthermore - yes, domestic cats killing birds is an issue. One that's successfully inflated and thrown at you from tons of news to try and distract you from the orders of magnitude larger effect that industry has on the bird population.

Beyond that: cats are an issue where they are brought into an ecosystem that hasn't adapted to them, e.g. New Zealand. But in most parts of the world, cats are absolutely compatible with the ecosystem, as their typical prey is detrimental to gardens / agriculture. Why do you think humans domesticated cats in the first place?

Take your undifferentiated hate against cats to a therapist and work on your self hate.

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[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Weazel@feddit.de 16 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Fun Fact: In Germany we say "Katzen haben sieben Leben." ("Cats have seven lives." ).

I guess they've already died twice before coming to Germany.

[–] ElCanut@jlai.lu 7 points 2 years ago

Ah yes, german efficiency

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Idk why but that phrase seems like something someone who was trying to make fun of the German language would say in a mocking tone

[–] didnt_readit@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Same in Colombia haha

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[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's quite safe in my city. They can use the bike infrastructure. That's why it's absolutely illegal to use sidewalks. For obvious reasons.

If non car transportation isn't an option where you are (in the US presumably) you should consider joining a local lobbying group.

[–] _number8_@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

don't make me cry it's too early

[–] XEAL@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Cats from Spain only have 7.

[–] Crul@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Credit: J. van Santen (Death & the Maiden)

~~... I could not find the specific comic.~~ EDIT: I found it on Instagram (Proxigram link)

Tapas RSS Feed (last update 2021): https://tapas.io/rss/series/83436

Proxigram RSS Feed (recently updated): https://proxigram.privacyfrontends.repl.co/death_andthe_maiden

[–] menemen@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Electric scooters killing a cat. I d want to know more, sounds difficult.

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