That’s because brakes are made from asbestos and every time you hit the break, they wear down. I work on old buildings and people always comment about working around asbestos but the people standing on street corners are exposed to far more than I am on a day to day basis.

It’s not in any sort of order but if you like podcasts, there’s one I like called The Dollop. It’s two comedians, one does a researched deep dive into American history and then he writes a narrative for his friend and then they riff and make jokes which helps keep it entertaining. They cover big topics and people like presidents and also lesser known stories. It’s all over the place in terms of timeline but I think it does a good job of doing a deeper dive on topics that just get glossed over but you can also see the similar thought patterns between people hundreds of years ago and today that lead to the same stupid ideas and decisions.

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Alan Weisman wrote a whole thought experiment book about a similar topic about 15 years ago for those interested. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Without_Us

The same thing is happening now with Norse/Scandinavian symbols being co-opted by far right-wing groups. The Gadsden flag was taken by people who claim to be Libertarians but want the government to help and protect them and not “others”, so that’s out too. The symbols I mentioned are maybe still salvageable in my lifetime but I think the swastika in ruined for a long time.