i'm not sure what you meant by the first part, that not choosing to ride a bike makes someone an asshole?
oof okay yeah that comment was very unclear - that's not what i meant at all. let me try again.
i'm trying to say that i assume good faith of any given person on the road in their given mode of transportation. i don't assume that they're doing it just to piss me off, or just to be an asshole - i assume that with they made a decision based on the information and finances available to them, plus possibly some whims of the day according to factors like weather and time.
the supposition of drivers who are angry at me on the road seems to be the opposite - that, in fact, i'm doing it just out of a lack of regard for people on the road, or that i don't realize how dangerous it is - that i am either hostile or stupid for doing this thing.
what i thought you were saying (and maybe i've understood incorrectly) was that you personally feel responsible for dealing with consequences, such as that anger and whatever actions is leads to, because you see what you're doing as a choice.
so my reaction is basically: but it's no more of a choice than the choice to drive, is it? or, are there specific aspects of that choice that you see as different?
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oof okay yeah that comment was very unclear - that's not what i meant at all. let me try again.
i'm trying to say that i assume good faith of any given person on the road in their given mode of transportation. i don't assume that they're doing it just to piss me off, or just to be an asshole - i assume that with they made a decision based on the information and finances available to them, plus possibly some whims of the day according to factors like weather and time.
the supposition of drivers who are angry at me on the road seems to be the opposite - that, in fact, i'm doing it just out of a lack of regard for people on the road, or that i don't realize how dangerous it is - that i am either hostile or stupid for doing this thing.
what i thought you were saying (and maybe i've understood incorrectly) was that you personally feel responsible for dealing with consequences, such as that anger and whatever actions is leads to, because you see what you're doing as a choice.
so my reaction is basically: but it's no more of a choice than the choice to drive, is it? or, are there specific aspects of that choice that you see as different?