• @FlowVoid
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    -37 months ago

    If you ride a bike, then you are also contributing to this problem.

    • @[email protected]
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      57 months ago

      I mean me ripping ass is contributing to co2 emissions but it doesnt make coal plants ok cause I fart.

      Bikes have an extremely reduced tire surface area compared to cars as well as much lower velocities; those variables alone causing exponentially less microplastics released.

      • @FlowVoid
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        -37 months ago

        And walking causes even less release of microplastics. So if you choose to bike instead of walk, you are responsible for unnecessary microplastics release.

        • @[email protected]
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          07 months ago

          Isnt this like the exact opposite of what I was saying?

          Thought I made it pretty clear but I’ll make it even clearer: a human farting does not excuse emissions from coal plants, although they both contribute to greenhouse gasses

          • @FlowVoid
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            17 months ago

            It’s not the opposite. As you said, they both contribute to the problem. But nobody actively encourages farting.

            • @[email protected]
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              27 months ago

              Shit to align the metaphor more of farting could replace coal plants, I dont think we’d have people arguing against it though no?

              • @FlowVoid
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                -17 months ago

                It’s hard to find people who still encourage coal plants, especially among environmentalists. But the same is not true of bicycles.

      • @FlowVoid
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        17 months ago

        Likewise, a typical car makes a much smaller contribution than a semi.

          • @FlowVoid
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            7 months ago

            Cars are a lot better than semis. If they aren’t good enough then I don’t see why one would be satisfied with bikes.