Oh my God please shut up!
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Now I remember why I stopped reading forum in college.
Lessee. It looks like cool tech, initially overpriced. No one commenting here has actually ridden one, making just about every observation here f-ing useless. I have yet to see a negative comment from someone who has ridden one (not to say there won't be plenty) so maybe there's actually something there.
A lot of people thought the automobile was dumb, overpriced technology when it intro'd, but it seems to have done OK. They still make cars, right?
I think I'll reserve judgment (about Kamen, and IT) until I can ride one for myself, and see what the price tag finally settles around.
In the meantime, I think I'll refrain from stepping up on my big pedestal and announcing to the world why I'm so damn smart that I know a) more than the people who have actually seen/ridden one, and b) can predict the future as to how this will succeed, fail, cause people to exercise less, build new cities, is more useless than a bicycle or car, doesn't hover or use whiz-bang engine technology, run off my own recycled urine, or replace my spouse.
Sorry, just had to get that out. Please everyone continue now...
A more accurate analogy would be for him to feel justified in telling people you left your door unlocked, or pointing out the wallet.
But agreed, if you point out to everyone that my door is unlocked and I get robbed, I'm gonna be (rightfully so) pissed off at you regardless of the fact that it was dumb to leave the door open.
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Now I remember why I stopped reading forum in college.
Lessee. It looks like cool tech, initially overpriced. No one commenting here has actually ridden one, making just about every observation here f-ing useless. I have yet to see a negative comment from someone who has ridden one (not to say there won't be plenty) so maybe there's actually something there.
A lot of people thought the automobile was dumb, overpriced technology when it intro'd, but it seems to have done OK. They still make cars, right?
I think I'll reserve judgment (about Kamen, and IT) until I can ride one for myself, and see what the price tag finally settles around.
In the meantime, I think I'll refrain from stepping up on my big pedestal and announcing to the world why I'm so damn smart that I know a) more than the people who have actually seen/ridden one, and b) can predict the future as to how this will succeed, fail, cause people to exercise less, build new cities, is more useless than a bicycle or car, doesn't hover or use whiz-bang engine technology, run off my own recycled urine, or replace my spouse.
Sorry, just had to get that out. Please everyone continue now...
Actually, no that was the point exactly. You just want to argue the free speech legal issue completely outside the context.
You argue to me all day that it's your free speech right to announce to the world that my front door is unlocked. And you might be legally correct.
But this wouldn't make you any less of an asshole for doing it.
And it's hard to feel sorry for assholes...
A more accurate analogy would be for him to feel justified in telling people you left your door unlocked, or pointing out the wallet.
But agreed, if you point out to everyone that my door is unlocked and I get robbed, I'm gonna be (rightfully so) pissed off at you regardless of the fact that it was dumb to leave the door open.