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> So ultimately, strangers approaching us in public areas are looking to get something out of us This matches my experience as well (I suspect it might not in
by wool_gather 8y ago
> So ultimately, strangers approaching us in public areas are looking to get something out of us
This matches my experience as well (I suspect it might not in less urban areas, though). It's quite frustrating.
I also resent the fact that the people who are accosting me like this usually have the expectation that I owe them my attention. I'm pretty good at brushing them off/ignoring them, and I've seen quite a few get genuinely offended that I'm evading their pitch. Which is offensive to me in turn: they're trying to take advantage of my natural inclination to be social/respond to another human, and they're mad because I didn't fall for it? It's a parasitic situation. Sadly, I also agree with you that there's not really any way to fix it. The well is just poisoned...
- dunpeal 8y ago> This matches my experience as well (I suspect it might not in less urban areas, though). Indeed, I lived in less urban areas, and people are more open to socialize there. As for the rest, I agree and encountered the same as well. What they are doing is parasitic, but they are naturally offended if you ignore them. For marketers especially, consider that every time someone ignores them, it means they failed at their job. It's a bad situation for them, and for us.