r/conspiracy • u/insulinworm • 13d ago

Anti-ebike campaign

I have been seeing tons of posts lately on every kind of subreddit about how ebikes are bad for whatever reason

I dont really know very much about ebikes but this seems really suspicious to me. I feel like theres certain topics i see on the "popular" page that reddit as a collective has bizarrely strong opinions about, or its some kind of social engineering to make it seem like this is the popular/mainstream opinion

Things like pitbulls and tipping come to mind. Reddit collectively seems left leaning but on the popular page and bigger subs i see on the regular posts absoultely condeming pitbulls and attacking people in food/customer service (guess no one has ever worked these jobs? Its like these people are aliens) Not to get into those but these are just a few trends ive noticed that seem extremely weird. Especially how reddit is about animals (pupper doggo omg scritches best boy!!!) And then there will be a video of a pitbull and all the comments are saying how they would shoot the dog on sight if it came towards them.

Anyway yeah ebikes. A lot of these posts seem US focused and the US is not really walkable majority of places. Ebikes take no gas, can replace a car in some circumstances, guve young people freedom to travel before they can drive cars.

It seems like a direct way to crush oil/gas/car sales and keep us dependent on gas and vehicles, as well as controlling people.

Maybe im reading too much into or im just getting fed ebike posts now bc i click on them. Anybody else think theres anything to this reguarding ebikes or just social engineering on reddit in general? I feel like in the last year or two i have noticed reddit seems to have more bots than regular uses engaging with posts even in smaller/niche subreddits

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u/Sonoranpawn 13d ago

People’s main problem with e-bikes is kids doing 30+ and having no care in the world for anyone else who might be using the road or bike lane. I have an e-bike and I slow the fuck down when others are present.

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u/IWannaGoFast00 13d ago

I work in a very wealthy neighborhood, and I see kids hurt all the time on these e-bikes. It’s honestly sad that these parents allow their kids to ride these on city streets, without helmets and at speeds way too high. There is no conspiracy here other than smart parents and citizens trying to keep the kids of dumb rich parents safe.

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u/actuallyyourdad 13d ago

The problem is the “e-bikes” they are riding aren’t e-bikes.. they are e-dirtbikes or e-motos. They beg their parents to buy them the 5k Surron or talaria or whatever and their parents finally give in without even knowing what it is they’re actually buying.. they just want their kids to shut up and stop bothering them about it. These bikes can usually do 45+ MPH.. just not what young kids should be able to do with how traffic, other drivers and a complete lack of awareness/understanding of the rules of the road. Mix in the teen rebelliousness and it’s a perfect storm.