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E-Scooter Companies Are Going Bankrupt. That Should Alarm You Even If You Hate Them

05 Jan 2024 | Abstracted from Fast Company

"...struggles will delight fans of Bird Graveyard, a popular Instagram account offering videos of people kicking over e-scooters and flinging them off buildings...those who care about the future of urban life should not indulge in scooter schadenfreude.

"...many of the most common e-scooter complaints are actually indictments of bad street design...much of the hostility toward e-scooters relates to their unique form factor."

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