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Maybe parents just don't want strangers creeping on their children.
by roguecoder 4y ago
Maybe parents just don't want strangers creeping on their children.
- recursive 4y agoWhat constitutes creeping? That might affect whether these parents are being reasonable.
- mayregretit 4y agoYou get a creepy feeling when a person might be a threat but you aren't sure yet. Often triggered by noticing something incongruent about the person's demeanor, appearance, or location, which suggests that they may be concealing their intent from you, for possibly malicious ends. It's a valuable survival behavior but like most pre-crime strategies is easily confused by racism, neuro-discrimination, or other (un)conscious bigotry.
- recursive 4y agoI don't put too much weight in "creepy feelings" unless they can be described with a specific reason about what's causing it. It sounds like a thin cover for busybody neighborhood watch-type behavior. Or worse.