Just on the topic of the humble bicycle getting credit for expanding marriage opportunities and increasing human genetic diversity - well I'm living proof.
My grandpa met my grandma when he accidentally ran into her with his bicycle. He apologised, and one thing eventually led to another, and years later here I am.
The pirating subject is an interesting and heart-breaking one to me--10 years ago I struggled to get into cycling because of the difficulty of watching it here in the US. It required multiple subscriptions that when added up were costly, cumbersome, and often had sub-par commentary. That all changed with GCN+ (and occasionally a VPN to watch geo-restricted races), and I became a rabid fan, happily paying the subscription fee (and would've easily paid double for that service). Now, we're seeing the corporate destruction of cycling again--there is no way I can justify $350+ per year on streaming cycling. My two options are to stop watching the sport I love, or watch pirated videos that I don't feel good about supporting. I think many cycling fans are in a similar lose-lose with no light at the end of this broken-capitalist tunnel. I fear the sport is going to be the one hurt most in the end.
Just on the topic of the humble bicycle getting credit for expanding marriage opportunities and increasing human genetic diversity - well I'm living proof.
My grandpa met my grandma when he accidentally ran into her with his bicycle. He apologised, and one thing eventually led to another, and years later here I am.
The pirating subject is an interesting and heart-breaking one to me--10 years ago I struggled to get into cycling because of the difficulty of watching it here in the US. It required multiple subscriptions that when added up were costly, cumbersome, and often had sub-par commentary. That all changed with GCN+ (and occasionally a VPN to watch geo-restricted races), and I became a rabid fan, happily paying the subscription fee (and would've easily paid double for that service). Now, we're seeing the corporate destruction of cycling again--there is no way I can justify $350+ per year on streaming cycling. My two options are to stop watching the sport I love, or watch pirated videos that I don't feel good about supporting. I think many cycling fans are in a similar lose-lose with no light at the end of this broken-capitalist tunnel. I fear the sport is going to be the one hurt most in the end.