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Scooters, 2008, Social Infrastructure, Expats, Big Lebowski - Five Things - Issue #331

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Scooters, 2008, Social Infrastructure, Expats, Big Lebowski - Five Things - Issue #331

Nico Lumma
Sep 24, 2018
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Scooters, 2008, Social Infrastructure, Expats, Big Lebowski - Five Things - Issue #331

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Most cities felt powerless to extract concessions from Uber and Lyft. Now that scooters are here, they've learned their lesson—and toughened up.

The resentment caused by the 2008 financial crisis set off a populist backlash that fomented distrust of expertise and political division, which could have worrying consequences.

America’s social infrastructure i…

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