RICO’s Q – At first glance, the bicycle seems like the planet’s best friend. No gas, no emissions, just human power slicing through the air.
It’s green, it’s healthy, and it’s simple. But what if I told you this humble two-wheeler might be hiding a darker side? That beneath its shiny spokes and cheerful pedaling, there’s a slow, creeping threat to the planet?
It sounds absurd? Right?
Here is something to think about from the official Facebook page Life Sense:
“The bicycle — a slow death for the planet.”
That’s what a banker once said, making economists pause for a moment.
“A cyclist is a disaster for the economy,” he explained.
“He doesn’t buy a car or take out loans to pay for it.
He doesn’t pay for car insurance.
He doesn’t buy fuel.
He doesn’t use paid parking or expensive repairs.
He doesn’t cause major accidents.
He doesn’t need highways built just for him.
And worst of all — he stays healthy.
Healthy people don’t buy as many medicines. They rarely visit hospitals.
They don’t contribute to the GDP through sickness.”
Meanwhile, every new McDonald’s creates:
30 jobs, including
10 cardiologists,
10 dentists,
10 nutritionists,
…and of course, the staff who serve the food.
So — choose wisely: the bicycle or McDonald’s?
Sometimes, the things that are “bad” for the economy are exactly what’s good for the planet — and for us.
PS: Walking is even worse. Pedestrians don’t even buy bicycles!
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