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Would Japan qualify as authoritarian? Yet it is safe to leave things out without watching them, except for umbrellas. There are even places in the US where it
by SkyBelow 7y ago
Would Japan qualify as authoritarian? Yet it is safe to leave things out without watching them, except for umbrellas. There are even places in the US where it is safe enough. I doubt these places are more authoritarian but instead allow such social safety because of other reasons. Authoritarianism can, to some extent, replace those reasons if they are lost, but it replaces them with some sort of mutated social structure that I find has far more problems that the original once you look past the surface.
- dtech 7y ago> Yet it is safe to leave things out without watching them, except for umbrellas. People have no qualms about stealing umbrellas?
- vanniv 7y agoUmbrellas frequently get stolen via the self-justification of "I need it, I'll just borrow it" followed by laziness about returning.
- vanniv 7y agoIn most of the US, you can safely leave most things without watching them without much risk of theft. I mean, if you leave something that's a strong temptation (like a big pile of cash) it'll eventually disappear. Yeah, if you go in to one of the inner cities, your stuff will get stolen, but otherwise, generally nah.