notjustbikes

notjustbikes , vor einem Monat an Random Englisch

It's annoying when people complain that my content is "too eurocentric". And after making my Shinjuku station video a lot of people are saying that "finally" there's some "non-eurocentric" content. 🙄

I make videos about MY experiences in cities. I don't summarize a bunch of facts you could easily find on Wikipedia, Twitter, or news articles, and then lazily recite it over stock footage.

I actually GO to places, experience them in person, and over 90% of my videos is footage I filmed myself.

notjustbikes OP , vor einem Monat

I live in Europe. I experience Europe. I go back to Canada once a year to see family.

That's not "eurocentric", those are my regular lived experiences.

I am not going to travel out of Europe (and Canada) regularly.

That's not not a realistic thing financially, but it's also completely irresponsible from a climate perspective, and wouldn't be fair to my family either.

And it bugs me because these comments show absolutely no respect for me, or the creative process behind my videos.

notjustbikes OP , vor einem Monat

Of course, these people don't actually care about my content. Calling my channel "eurocentric" is a virtue signal for them.

"Look at how worldly I am to consider people outside of Europe! 😇 Unlike this eurocentric YouTuber 🙄"

These people deserve the mountain of urbanist AI slop content being uploaded to YouTube every second.

Those channels aren't eurocentric!

They cover every topic on Wikipedia that can easily be summarized by ChatGPT! 🤦‍♂️

notjustbikes OP , vor einem Monat

Anyway, if you're ever curious as to why I hate comments, it should be clear by now. 😁

Unfortunately it's basically impossible for me to avoid reading any comments about my videos, because they show up in the most unlikely places (like under completely unrelated articles on all kinds of websites).

I'd have to avoid reading anything on the Internet at all.

Actually, now that I think about it, that might not be such a bad idea. 🤔

notjustbikes OP , vor einem Monat (Bearbeitet vor einem Monat)

@publixpace it's legitimately hilarious how I still get comments (and even emails!) from people who feel the need to "correct" me on my flags in my "winter cycling" video.

As if I wouldn't know the flags of Belgium and the Netherlands when I've lived in both countries.

Or how I could somehow use the wrong flag from Wikipedia when the country name is literally in the filename.

The best part is that they only ever notice one and don't realise that the other one is wrong, too. 🤣

notjustbikes OP , vor einem Monat (Bearbeitet vor einem Monat)

@oook I know, right?

I should move every six months so that people consuming free content on the Internet don't have to take the trouble of having to find a video from another channel about a location that they prefer.

notjustbikes OP , vor einem Monat

@Craigp lol. Yeah, these people, plus the conspiracy theorists who have convinced themselves that I only talk about this stuff because of the fat cheques I recieve from the WEF and George Soros.

Still waiting on those cheques ...

notjustbikes OP , vor einem Monat

@ajsadauskas thanks!

I agree that these videos should be made by people in those countries.

I never lived in Japan, but I've been there about a dozen times for business trips, which is why I think my Shinjuku video was so accurate and well-recieved by people who actually live there.

Unfortunately almost all urbanist YouTubers are Americans, and there are various socioeconomic and cultural explanations for that.

I link to international content often but sadly there's not a lot of it out there

notjustbikes OP , vor einem Monat

@Damax lol, so far, no.

Most of the extreme ignorance and virtue signaling comes from Americans, and Mastodon already has a much more European and international audience.

And since I blocked a bunch of American servers, including some American "urbanist" and "cyclist" servers, my feed here has been great!

Er, I mean ... Mastodon is too "eurocentric"! How awful! 🤣

notjustbikes OP , vor einem Monat

@qgustavor I have no plans to visit Brazil. I'd love to see some urbanist content made by Brazilians though!

notjustbikes , vor einem Monat an Random Englisch

My world was shattered today.

There's this song, "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit." It was really big in 2006/2007.

I discovered today that it wasn't written by a Detroiter, or even an American. Fedde Le Grand is Dutch.

But what's worse? The lyric isn't "I Love This City," it's "Our Lovely City."

HOW?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_VOnuBXjb4

notjustbikes OP , vor einem Monat (Bearbeitet vor einem Monat)

The sample was pulled from a 1999 song by Matthew Dear and Disco D entitled, "Hands Up For Detroit".

It's very clear in this version that the sample is "Our Lovely City."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb6XmFUFC18

notjustbikes OP , vor einem Monat

I never would have guessed that this is the lyric, because I've been to Detroit a lot, especially when I was young.

My cousin lived in Windsor and we went to Detroit often.

It was a great (though often sketchy) place to go to raves and concerts. And Detroit techno is great.

So I could understand how someone might "love this city," but let's be clear: Detroit was not a "lovely city," especially in the 90s.

notjustbikes OP , vor einem Monat

Also the best techno in Detroit was always Richie Hawtin (Plastikman), but he's not a Detroiter either – he's Canadian. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDBcxEMHNMs

notjustbikes OP , vor einem Monat

@jake2 who, Richie Hawton? He was born in the UK and then moved to Canada when he was a kid.

notjustbikes , vor einem Monat an Random Englisch

My first video from my trip to Japan is now up on Patreon and Nebula.

I visited the world's busiest train station, Shinjuku station in Tokyo. This station transports 3 MILLION people every day!

Shinjuku station is really interesting because it isn’t just a ridiculously efficient transportation hub, it’s also an excellent example of how an effective train station can make the surrounding neighbourhood truly great.

https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-i-visited-the-worlds-busiest-train-station

notjustbikes OP , vor einem Monat

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/new-njb-shinjuku-105591952

GodsoeWilliam , vor einem Monat an Random Englisch

I'm back in Otautahi (Christchurch) after a work/family visit to Canada.

It was so good to see friends and family, but man i spend a lot of time in suburbia. I'm grateful to be back toodling along on my bike in my little "street car" neighbourhood, and thinking of this @notjustbikes video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nZh7A7qTPo

notjustbikes , vor einem Monat

@GodsoeWilliam that thumbnail cracks me up every time.

Welcome back to civilization!