Simplicity is the Key to Successful Living...

best to be over optimistic than over permisstic frankly, how shitty would our lives would be if everything's permissitc? "oh there's no way cycling going to catch on, the earth's doomed, pollution gone through the roof, lots of species of animal's dying" etc.

even if only affect one person, it still managed to affect someone at least.

I mean, remember the slogan "Make love, not war"? that was over optimistic, too simplified and almost naive, but even so it did helped make a difference, even if it is quite small.

It's best to be realistic and make positive changes than to dream too.
You seem to be assuming that because i think his idea is too simplistic and flawed that i've given up....again things are never that simple...i haven't given up and i'm not being pessimistic...i'm being realistic.
And as for make love not war...that isn't over optimistic....it's a simple suggestion.
It's not somebody telling about a whole big future where there's no fighting or arguing ever...it's a simple suggestion.
People are getting so hung up on these honeyed dreams of a perfect world where cars don't exist and everybody rides bikes and forgetting that my original point was based solely on this guys far fetched and not very well thought out vision.
The world can and will change...but it will be in a realistic way and one step at a time...it will be planned. What he suggests sounds more like a miss world spaech than a realistic plan for the future.
Anyway...i seem to be annoying people on here already, as my differing opinions have already caused those with nothing worthwhile to say to label me a troll...so i'd better leave it there.
Again...i apologise if my opinions offend anybody...but i won't apologize for seeing things in a different way.

The world is a messed up enough place already without having to be abused on a bike forum simply for having a different view to others.

For now i'll continue with one foot on the moon and one in the gutter.
Good night.