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That's because HN's audience is composed of a large majority of white collars, and from a larger perspective, 99% of politicians, judges, lawyers, journalists,
by rtsil 5y ago
That's because HN's audience is composed of a large majority of white collars, and from a larger perspective, 99% of politicians, judges, lawyers, journalists, columnists, editorialists and commentators are white collars. It's just empathy (in this case, misguided empathy). We can identify more easily with a white collar criminal than a blue collar criminal.
- hombre_fatal 5y agoNo, it’s because a violent pickpocket puts my loved ones in more immediate, direct danger than some ads loading a little slower on a website.
- rtsil 5y agoHow about a poor guy caught with a few grams of marijuana, only looking to pleasure himself? On the other hand, Wall Street put many people's loved ones in clear danger, leaving them in the street, without jobs and without health insurance in 2008 and none of them went to jail.
- philwelch 5y agoI would guess that most people on HN would favor legalizing cannabis possession.
- bentcorner 5y agoIt is difficult to weigh actions that greatly harm one person against tiny annoyances to millions, but you could argue that the tiny annoyances to millions is a larger offense than violently robbing a single person on the street.
- adwn 5y ago> you could argue that the tiny annoyances to millions is a larger offense than violently robbing a single person on the street. Yeah, no, you really couldn't. It sounds like you've never been the victim of direct, physical violence, and the psychological effects it causes.
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