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I find that, ironically, a great deal of advice given to people on how to “be safe” is very counter-effective, for it inspires within them the mistaken confiden
by Blikkentrekker 6y ago
I find that, ironically, a great deal of advice given to people on how to “be safe” is very counter-effective, for it inspires within them the mistaken confidence that they can easily recognize who is dangerous, and are thus more likely to drop their guard when such recognition yields a false negative.
I also recently saw a comment on a forum along the lines of “If Hollywood started to consistently cast beautiful people as murderers, murder would become more socially acceptable.”; — it wouldn't surprise me.
- antihero 6y agoWell that's the issue, if we give people rules for people to follow when assessing the danger of a situation or someone's behaviour, then they are at a danger to anyone who can hack those rules and not set off the red flags. We have to teach people intuition, and to deeply question people's motives and what they have to gain versus what the person has to lose.
- Blikkentrekker 6y agoOne doesn't even have to deliberately hack them; acting as one naturally does will be sufficient. Most human beings do not naturally act as easily-identifiable Hollywood villains.
- cafard 6y agoWhen does Hollywood cast any but beautiful people in any role? Probably because a biography of Patricia Highsmith just came out, my first thought was of the movie The Talented Mr. Ripley. Matt Damon played Ripley.