One of my favorite parts of my commute is my brief drive through the downtown area of my city and seeing what people have done with all the stupid motherfucking ride share scooters and bikes that litter the streets. My favorite spottings were on a roof, in a bush and my absolute favorite was on the side of the road on…
Your experience was caused in part by the “tragedy of the commons”. Basically any public resource will be [ab]used and depleted because people act in their own self-interest rather than in the common good. See also “people littering in parks” and “really gross public transportation”.
I had a hard time in 2008 - went through a divorce, apartment under water and I’m going broke trying to pay two mortgages, credit cards, etc. - basically trying to do the right thing.