Re:Doing Laundry on Campus Without a Phone
by ogurechny on Saturday September 02, 2023 @10:09AM
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> readily accessible technology
I think I should remind everyone that scooters are actually amusement rides, just like coffee-to-go (“Imagine yourself as part of those laughing young people wearing bright clothes!”). The city won't grind to a halt if they disappear. They are much more expensive than general transport, and that's the reason they spread like wildfire across the world: there is enough money in there to win officials' hearts (unlike slow and expensive city projects that never satisfy everyone). And, yes, enough money to pay IT teams and loud-mouthed evangelists, too.
I think I should remind everyone that scooters are actually amusement rides, just like coffee-to-go (“Imagine yourself as part of those laughing young people wearing bright clothes!”). The city won't grind to a halt if they disappear. They are much more expensive than general transport, and that's the reason they spread like wildfire across the world: there is enough money in there to win officials' hearts (unlike slow and expensive city projects that never satisfy everyone). And, yes, enough money to pay IT teams and loud-mouthed evangelists, too.