Reposted by Snowbuffalo
Slavoj Žižek has my dream job. I watched him speak in front of a crowd for 45 minutes uninterrupted about whatever he felt like while the host watched helplessly. when he finally finished she said "wise words" and he said "I HATE WISDOM" then started talking again
![-I went to the opening of Bicycle Weekends, a series of car-free days on Lake Washington Blvd between Mt Baker and Seward Park [bearded man on a bike]
-A small group of protesters demanded cars be restored to their customary apex status [elderly people with signs that say "BIKES WILL NOT REPLACE US" "COEXIST NOT REPLACE" "WE ARE PISSED"
-It's surreal to see people invoke “equity” to demand things remain as they've always been [couple with sign that says "CLOSING ROADS EXCLUDES PEOPLE NO INPUT NO EQUITY"]
-Passing cyclists heckled them: [cyclist looking over and smirking “Shoulda gave more money to Bruce Harrell!”]
-Coasting down the center line of a well-paved road surrounded by trees, water, and sky is euphoric [narrator biking in the middle of the lakefront road]
-Kids zip around free from the threat of car mayhem, a burden so normalized you forgot you’ve been carrying it [3 children biking]
-We make a lot of concessions to city living. The weight of it all can grind you down, trap you in embittered nostalgia [view of the lake from the road]
-You might even find yourself making common cause with the Wealthy Old White People Who Always Say No [older man and woman with a sign that says "WE NEED THIS ROAD OPEN"]
-Perhaps you could benefit from a lazy jaunt down a car-free boulevard on a nice summer day? [idyllic lakefront view with road curving to the right]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:carj4mhaflwfubqzioy5wxl3/bafkreicws465jaetq6fcv2tljdxjb6da2zjhjydrieqel5vg4xtwcejbpq)
