http://www.sfcriticalmass.org/2009/12/21/what-critical-mass-got-right-wrong/ words, history, ideas and more from San Francisco's Critical Mass Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:58:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.sfcriticalmass.org/2009/12/21/what-critical-mass-got-right-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-198 hughillustration Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:24:40 +0000 http://www.sfcriticalmass.org/?p=153#comment-198 John: It's not hard to do what you suggest, and takes a lot fewer than 50. We've done it many times, just encourage people to go out the back way onto Embarcadero or turn off Market early. Why don't you give it a shot next month? Remember, YOU"RE IN CHARGE. John: It’s not hard to do what you suggest, and takes a lot fewer than 50. We’ve done it many times, just encourage people to go out the back way onto Embarcadero or turn off Market early. Why don’t you give it a shot next month? Remember, YOU”RE IN CHARGE.

]]> http://www.sfcriticalmass.org/2009/12/21/what-critical-mass-got-right-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-147 John Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:30:08 +0000 http://www.sfcriticalmass.org/?p=153#comment-147 Would it be so hard, or contrary to the ethos of a leaderless Mass, to organize 50 people to ride at the head of the pack for each ride next year? I have never observed the details of what goes on at the head of the Mass, but the physics seem to be that momentum finally builds to the point where there is consensus to ride, and Market St is the path of least resistance. But how hard could it be to NOT start up Market? Or for an organized group to set the proper pace, and lead less repetitive routes. Anarchy has its place but a little organizing could go a long way. Would it be so hard, or contrary to the ethos of a leaderless Mass, to organize 50 people to ride at the head of the pack for each ride next year? I have never observed the details of what goes on at the head of the Mass, but the physics seem to be that momentum finally builds to the point where there is consensus to ride, and Market St is the path of least resistance. But how hard could it be to NOT start up Market? Or for an organized group to set the proper pace, and lead less repetitive routes. Anarchy has its place but a little organizing could go a long way.

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