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Cara Rocket

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Cara Rocket @cara.remix.io · Feb 3

Letting myself feel a tiny sliver of hope as a treat.

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Cara Rocket @cara.remix.io · 2h

It’s funny hearing Berliners complain about cars here. It’s easy mode comparatively. My HR is at least 30bpm lower while riding here and it’s not just because it’s so flat.

Cara Rocket @cara.remix.io · 2h

And unless it’s a protected lane, be ready for your bike lane to be used as an auxiliary lane for cars. They won’t check blind spots so either drive next to the driver side window in clear view or just behind the rear bumper so you can react.

Cara Rocket @cara.remix.io · 2h

Honestly it’s not that different from most places but seriously, drivers are looking at their phones constantly so assume they won’t see you. Outside of the dense areas, definitely be careful about time of day and commuters: they’re more likely to sideswipe (Long Island service roads for example).

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Cara Rocket @cara.remix.io · 2h

I don’t mind looking though I am in Berlin now. Honestly, follow heat maps and never trust cars to follow the rules and you’ll be ok. Cops are kinda terrible lately so keep an eye out for traps. They’ll give you a criminal summons for trivialities like stopping in the crosswalk…

Cara Rocket @cara.remix.io · 13h

If they can’t denounce it, they are it. It’s not a nuanced issue at all and you’re right to keep calling it out. Opposition needs to press so much harder on these points. (I say opposition not Democrats because most of them seem to be okay with letting the GOP do this without complaint)

Cara Rocket @cara.remix.io · 13h

People’s attention spans are about as long as the average short video clip on popular apps.

But yeah, I remember telling my parents these people were Nazis. I think it felt like hyperbole so it was set aside. Then that happened and still it was a “not all republicans” vibe.

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Cara Rocket @cara.remix.io · 14h

I feel that. I am lost on the discourse lately. It’s like camps circling the problem but never referencing that there isn’t a real solution yet, only ideas of what it should look like. I’m hoping problems with app views shift to make self-hosting fragments of the network a more bite sized endeavor.

Cara Rocket @cara.remix.io · 14h

There’s a lot of 🤦‍♀️ to go around when bsky says “just use your own infra” but it’s equally silly for people to go around talking about decentralization as some cure-all for social media, especially those who treat decentralization as some sort of absolute.

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Cara Rocket @cara.remix.io · 14h

Im not going to search for the subskeet reference but this is a good point while simultaneously feeling like a steawman. Are people saying that decentralized posting is the end goal or *shifted power dynamics*?

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