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Re: Trotify: make your bicycle sound like a horse [video]

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Post by skeletonjelly »

jlgreco wrote: post #56
ryguytilidie wrote: post #11

Let me be the first to say: I don't get it, why is this a thing and why is there an entire company built around this product? Which apparently requires I screw a coconut to a self made device and then put it on the front of my bike. Is this just satire of modern startups or are things actually this ridiculous?

Because the economy no longer demands that everybody work in fields or factories, and no longer demands that everybody spend their money on essentials. Basically, things like this are a glimpse into a post-scarcity society, where people make and buy things "just because".

> where people make and buy things "just because".

Because people will buy things "just because".

Re: Trotify: make your bicycle sound like a horse [video]

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Post by jlgreco »

skeletonjelly wrote: post #61
jlgreco wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because the economy no longer demands that everybody work in fields or factories, and no longer demands that everybody spend their money on essentials. Basically, things like this are a glimpse into a post-scarcity society, where people make and buy things "just because".

> where people make and buy things "just because". Because people will buy things "just because".

Well, true. I doubt most people making these sort of products/companies really place that much importance on "making it" though. If their company fails it is no longer really a big deal, so people can afford to go to market with little product research or other investment (the viability of small production batches helps a lot here). So, to a certain extent at least, I think the "just because" aspect of manufacturing is present.

Re: Trotify: make your bicycle sound like a horse [video]

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Post by Trotify »

skeletonjelly wrote: post #59
Trotify wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

THIS COMMENT MADE THE WHOLE TEAM PISS THEMSELVES. WE ARE NOW A LIFESTYLE COMPANY. THANK YOUUUUU

Apple marketing 101. Sell the lifestyle. Also I could tell you had a nice single speed bike, but I couldn't tell if it was fixed or not.

Single speed, not fixed :)

Re: Trotify: make your bicycle sound like a horse [video]

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Post by Trotify »

omegant wrote: post #63

I don´t get why they don´t sell the coconut too. How am I expected to get a coconut?. The coconut should be included. Or at least post a link to swallow transport company.

Is it very hard to get coconuts where you live? In these parts they sell them in all the supermarkets.

Re: Trotify: make your bicycle sound like a horse [video]

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Post by shawn-butler »

jlgreco wrote: post #60
shawn-butler wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I used to treat comments like these just as some of the other replies do (old, stick in the mud, etc). But then I realized unnecessary noise for what it is: pollution. Cutesy ideas like this lose any appeal when you understand that you are destroying someone else's environment for the lofty goal of calling attention to yourself.

"destroying someone else's environment" Oh for god's sake...

I'm pretty sure God doesn't read HN. I guess maybe she might. I wouldn't rely on Him upvoting your comment however.

Also this isn't Reddit. So if you have like nothing to add to a conversation, exercise some restraint and don't post, for the benefit of everyone else.

Noise pollution is a real problem with documented health effects.[0] So either ignore it and contribute to the problem or make yourself aware of it and be a better person. I could care less, to be honest.

[0] http://www.epa.gov/air/noise.html

Re: Trotify: make your bicycle sound like a horse [video]

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Post by jlgreco »

shawn-butler wrote: post #67
jlgreco wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"destroying someone else's environment" Oh for god's sake...

I'm pretty sure God doesn't read HN. I guess maybe she might. I wouldn't rely on Him upvoting your comment however. Also this isn't Reddit. So if you have like nothing to add to a conversation, exercise some restraint and don't post, for the benefit of everyone else. Noise pollution is a real problem with documented health effects.[0] So either ignore it and contribute to the problem or make yourself aware of it and…

If a slightly noisier than usual bicycle of all things "destroys" your environment, then you have some seriously deep-seated issues. I mean, give me a fucking break, where could you possibly live that such a thing could be a notable offender? Otherwise you are just being an obnoxious drama-queen troll.

> I'm pretty sure God...

Are you really, genuinely, unfamiliar with the concept of an idiom? No, I doubt that; you aren't stupid, you are just a troll.

Re: Trotify: make your bicycle sound like a horse [video]

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Post by omegant »

Trotify wrote: post #65
omegant wrote: post #63

I don´t get why they don´t sell the coconut too. How am I expected to get a coconut?. The coconut should be included. Or at least post a link to swallow transport company.

Is it very hard to get coconuts where you live? In these parts they sell them in all the supermarkets.

No it´s not really a problem ;), it´s just to add on the monthy python´s meme.

Re: Trotify: make your bicycle sound like a horse [video]

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Post by shawn-butler »

jlgreco wrote: post #68
shawn-butler wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm pretty sure God doesn't read HN. I guess maybe she might. I wouldn't rely on Him upvoting your comment however. Also this isn't Reddit. So if you have like nothing to add to a conversation, exercise some restraint and don't post, for the benefit of everyone else. Noise pollution is a real problem with documented health effects.[0] So either ignore it and contribute to the problem or make yourself aware of it and…

If a slightly noisier than usual bicycle of all things " destroys " your environment, then you have some seriously deep-seated issues. I mean, give me a fucking break, where could you possibly live that such a thing could be a notable offender? Otherwise you are just being an obnoxious drama-queen troll. > I'm pretty sure God ... Are you really, genuinely, unfamiliar with the concept of an idiom? No, I doubt that; yo…

Do yourself a favor, if you are honestly interested and not "trolling", then query your favorite scholarly search engine for the effects of noise on plant and animal life and find some information that will be helpful. I can almost guarantee you will find something to read; however I refuse to do it for you. Here is a balanced study that relates the necessary decibels to impact pollination/predation in a controlled study at a level of 12 db[0]. 12 db is significantly less than the energy produced from human conversation at a distance of 3 feet.

The word you are grasping for but missing is "aggregate".

Spare me the rest of your hyperbole. I can't speak for others but I have zero use for your "idioms" as evidence or exasperations as they add nothing to the conversation.

Finally, if you prefer analogies, please consider this one: "It's not like the CO2 the exhaust from my car emits can actually affect global warming since it is only slightly higher than my neighbors". Noise and light pollution are real and growing faster than the rate of human population, sorry to ruin your day.

[0] http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/279/1739/2727...

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