Rhetoric PhD + digital marketing agency owner. Teaching @ UMD and JHU. Also board game design. https://www.social-intellect.com/ 📍DChttps://bsky.app/profile/jerbaron.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jerbaron.bsky.social/post/3mtyzocrk5s2tIf you've spent any amount of time on urbanist twitter you've definitely seen the bike helmet argument. It's one of those that has a clear logical thread but is so logically tortured to the average person that it's usually not worth making. Just argue for the infrastructure.26 Aug 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:kdxclcfhdask4zpy4v645c3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyzocrk5s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jerbaron.bsky.social/post/3mtxvltk4222vI think we should have laws instead of this26 Aug 2026 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:kdxclcfhdask4zpy4v645c3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxvltk4222vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jerbaron.bsky.social/post/3mtjh45gtfc2mnow this is an almighty ratio, you don't see them quite like this anymore [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:kdxclcfhdask4zpy4v645c3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjh45gtfc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jerbaron.bsky.social/post/3mthejhri2c2hI know there are transit people who follow me, and clicking this link is a test of your loyalty. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:kdxclcfhdask4zpy4v645c3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthejhri2c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jerbaron.bsky.social/post/3mtc4o4fvkc26Also, I'm posting spotlights and other historical treatments here throughout the month that detail my treatment of the topic. The circus has a complicated history and I wanted all of that to be reflected in the game design. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:kdxclcfhdask4zpy4v645c3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc4o4fvkc26https://bsky.app/profile/jerbaron.bsky.social/post/3mtbuvzs6xs2vAnd all this aside, when was the last time you witnessed a driver exhibiting bad behavior? 5 minutes ago? 10? [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:kdxclcfhdask4zpy4v645c3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbuvzs6xs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jerbaron.bsky.social/post/3msxjp7ayik2tOne thing I knew in the abstract but am really not enjoying is that no matter how careful you are when you make something, very loud and aggressive people will absolutely scream at you without engaging. (Not here, with the board game.)13 Aug 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:kdxclcfhdask4zpy4v645c3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxjp7ayik2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jerbaron.bsky.social/post/3mstln4su6s2nOn top of the normal reasons this is stupid, a heat map would actually show density [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Aug 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:kdxclcfhdask4zpy4v645c3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstln4su6s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jerbaron.bsky.social/post/3msp5zmzzcc2s"Hijacked" certainly is a choice [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 03:31 +0000at://did:plc:kdxclcfhdask4zpy4v645c3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3msp5zmzzcc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jerbaron.bsky.social/post/3msdzrobgt22mThe Cirque crowdfund just cracked $9k -- we're almost to the goal, and with more than a month left! If you like board games, labor, and the circus, you should consider pledging 🎪🎪 https://bsky.app/profile/cirquegame.bsky.social/post/3mrzl256rsk2p [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:kdxclcfhdask4zpy4v645c3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdzrobgt22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jerbaron.bsky.social/post/3msddhysam22mIt's news when progressives don't get what moderates say they want, but not news when moderates don't get what they themselves say they want . [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:kdxclcfhdask4zpy4v645c3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3msddhysam22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jerbaron.bsky.social/post/3mscgwfeijk2mI've seen enough. Not that I know what will happen in Michigan, I've just decided that I've seen enough.05 Aug 2026 02:06 +0000at://did:plc:kdxclcfhdask4zpy4v645c3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mscgwfeijk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jerbaron.bsky.social/post/3mrzdkyvcn22bIt would appear that the entirety of Threads has a parasocial relationship with Hank Green01 Aug 2026 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:kdxclcfhdask4zpy4v645c3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzdkyvcn22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jerbaron.bsky.social/post/3mrvuc3kz6223Unfortunately, moderates just aren't electable. Oh well, I guess voters are just going to have to suck it up and vote for progressives in primaries. That's how it works, right? I've been told that's how it works. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jul 2026 02:01 +0000at://did:plc:kdxclcfhdask4zpy4v645c3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvuc3kz6223https://bsky.app/profile/jerbaron.bsky.social/post/3mretcjywik2yThis stuff always reminds me how in popular imagination flying cars just leads to traffic in the sky [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 07:28 +0000at://did:plc:kdxclcfhdask4zpy4v645c3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mretcjywik2y