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Comment by thom

6 months ago

People genuinely did suggest that we were going to redesign our cities because of the Segway. The volume and duration of the hype were smaller (especially once people saw how ugly the thing was) but it was similarly breathless.

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guappa  6 months ago

We now have electric kickbikes… they aren't any better looking.

zulban  6 months ago

Yes, people say all kinds of things.

  • thom  6 months ago

    Apparently so.

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