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I observe it in my personal behavior. For example, if there's a dirty dish in the sink, I'll leave my dirty dish there too and not clean it. If there are no dis
by hn_go_brrrrr 5y ago
I observe it in my personal behavior. For example, if there's a dirty dish in the sink, I'll leave my dirty dish there too and not clean it. If there are no dishes there, I'll do my dish immediately.
- watwut 5y agoBut, will you steal the wallet because you see the dirty dish? That is what the broken windows theory predicts.
- Guthur 5y agoNo, that's not what it says at all. It says there is a correlation between the number of broken windows and crime, that's not causation. Or were you making an attempt to illustrate the common misconception
- watwut 5y agoLiterally first result in google: The broken windows theory is a criminological theory that states that visible signs of crime, anti-social behavior, and civil disorder create an urban environment that encourages further crime and disorder, including serious crimes