You are reading a single comment by @zooeyzooey and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@zooeyzooey
Bicycling is not inherently materialistic, however some people treat it in a way which makes it so. The constant coveting and n+1 attitude is consumerist bullshit, often an example of buying shit you don't need to try to mask discontent. However having practical things for practical reasons is rad. I think if you're getting pleasure out of the use of the thing in question, then it's not particularly problematic, but if it starts to become that the pleasure is more in the coveting, acquiring and owning of the thing in question then it can start to become problematic. It's almost inevitable that the good experiences of a thing will make you value said thing, it's just trying to make sure the balance is tipped the right way. But fuck it, if you have a problem with it don't do it, and just sneer at people who don't have a problem with it. Pissed off glances as revolutionary praxis.