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Spectator apps are encouraging and literally incentivising dangerous behavior in the real world. The world is worse off for entertainment and ads.
by windex 4y ago
Spectator apps are encouraging and literally incentivising dangerous behavior in the real world. The world is worse off for entertainment and ads.
- wonderbore 4y agoStuntmen existed long before "apps". Didn't they fight lions in arenas thousands of years ago?
- smt88 4y agoNo one is claiming that crime or stupidity were invented by social media. But they do help people monetize those things. If YouTube pays people for views without human review, they're funding videos like this. Nothing as powerful as YouTube should be moderated mostly by algorithms.
- josephcsible 4y agoIf you're fighting a lion in an arena, it's very unlikely that anyone other than yourself gets hurt.
- jamiek88 4y agoWell, except for the lion.
- wonderbore 4y agoKind of a strawman: 1. Not true, it's not like safety standards were a thing back then. Even in today’s circuses safety isn't a guarantee. 2. It was just one example. Encierros (street bull runs) are still a thing. Plenty dangerous and lots of people involved, even without retribution.
- frontman1988 4y agoI feel guilty when I watch these crazy free climbing/BASE jumping videos. Feels like I am enabling their behaviour by helping them monitize their lifestyle.