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Anonymous asked: I was trawling your archives and I came across your coining of empathorrhea as the antonym of sociopathy, which is a) brilliant, and b) I can only assume you were avoiding \"giving a shit\" puns because it's just too much of a low-hanging fruit. Also, any advice for a new biker just getting his first bike?
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I was working with the trope of overliberalism equating to permeability and a failure to keep the internal internal \u2013 \u201cbleeding heart\u201d and all that \u2013 but I didn\u2019t think of the \u201cgive a shit\u201d angle. That\u2019d make the caremad the REAL shitlords, huh?

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And the bike - for your first I\u2019d recommend something around 550cc or 650 max, which is enough for distance but shouldn\u2019t offer you more than you could handle.

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Take it out on pleasure drives, maybe in warmer weather if you\u2019re in the northern hemisphere. Cruise neighborhoods and towns one or two over just to see what\u2019s there, look up online someone\u2019s probably recommended a scenic ride nearby.

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And remember to check your fluids, your tire pressure, and your chain every so often.

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