THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS BAD PUBLICITY

“He told me the idea of adult scooters and explained how riders would just leave them on the sidewalk, and I was incredulous. I thought he was crazy.” —David Sacks, former PayPal COO and an early investor in Bird

Bird has set off a spirited debate: way cool transportation or major urban nuisance? An impressive variety of violence has been applied to Birds, and it’s become a thing to post pictures like these to social media—such as Instagram feed @BirdGraveyard—which is further testimony to the company’s huge impact.