C4d @ C4d @lemmy.world

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This too shall pass

The joke was silly. The more serious answer for me is TinkerTool.

CounterStrike. Haven’t played in years but there was a while when it consumed my free time.

Exactly my thoughts; what was once envisioned as a personal development or quality improvement tool instead becomes a stick with which to beat people.

Ah. A trap.

Your last paragraph including something that resonated with me. I do think some have come to view cycling as something that is elitist/hipster, at least as a distinct subculture away from the mainstream - with its own lingo and uniform.

The person who shared it with me was Norwegian so this would fit; they just translated it for me.

Look after your equipment and your equipment will look after you.

-and-

There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.

I use this one regularly, paraphrased as:

“We do the best we know how; and when we know better, we do better”

I trigger the record function on my dash cam when I worry that I could have done things better. Watching the footage has helped me find opportunities for learning and development.

I believe that good driving requires empathy. Empathy for other road users - pedestrians, horses, bikes, cars, whatever - makes you a calm, courteous and safe driver.

Empathy requires a lot of brain power - you need to be able to analyse your surroundings and anticipate your needs and the needs of others, in real time and at speed . I reckon most people lack the discipline to free up the head space required to be empathetic. A proportion will lack the head space to do much more than just drive the car, but that might be my cynical misanthropy creeping in.