el muchacho de los ojos tristes

you just sparked a tepid rivalry my friend. i will devote a tiny amount of energy each day towards your destruction

someone on reddit explained 😭

Binturongs are feliform (cat-like) carnivorans. Bears are caniform (dog-like) carnivorans. Note that “Carnivora” here refers to a specific order of mammals and is *not* a description of their diet.

More specifically, binturongs are in Viverridae, the civet family, which is actually not that far off evolutionarily from Felidae. So much like hyenas, fossas, and mongooses, they’re “cousins” of cats. Bears would be second or third “cousins”.

Within viverridae, they’re the only species in their genus and are by far the largest/bulkiest civet. Which is probably where the “bear” part comes from. Because in comparison to its relatives it’s an absolute beast.

The robot was sitting motionless on the curb cut on the other side of Forbes Avenue. It wasn’t crossing with the rest of the pedestrians, and when I reached the curb, it didn’t move as the walk signal was ending. I found myself sitting in the street as the traffic light turned green, blocked by a non-sentient being incapable of understanding the consequences of its actions.”

The second screenshot is a tweeted picture by an unknown user of six sidewalk robots going down the side of the street, with a car trying to pull between two of them. There are two replies below it, the first reply is by Adrian Lopez @PaladinZilch and reads “Wow. Imagine being in a wheelchair and seeing that.” The second reply is by I [flaming heart emoji] You @IAm444x and reads “oh god the tech bros made car traffic for sidewalks [crying emoji].”

Motorized vehicles aren't allowed on the sidewalk. The sidewalk is for pedestrians. Power chair users are considered pedestrians by specific exemption (and for good reason - that is a single human, using the most minimally disruptive means of locomotion available to them.)