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> It feels a bit like you're championing a narrative of "See, it's not so bad! Steven Pinker has made a career out of this. Ironically a lot of his adherents a
by rchaud 4y ago
> It feels a bit like you're championing a narrative of "See, it's not so bad!
Steven Pinker has made a career out of this. Ironically a lot of his adherents are quick to jump on the "this is the safest time in human history" statistical warbling when discussing an issue they feel doesn't personally affect them.
- throwaway29812 4y agoIt is the safest time in human history. Not for your laptop sitting in a car perhaps, but the greater context is important.
- handoflixue 4y agoI mean, violent crime really has fallen dramatically in the past 30 years, at least in the US: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191219/reported-violent-crime-rate-in-the-usa-since-1990/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/191219/reported-violent-... That doesn't mean cities like SF aren't outliers, of course. But it really is the safest period of US history
- dgs_sgd 4y agoSteven Pinker made claims about humanity as a whole. We can definitely be in the safest period in human history while at the same time having some cities that are pretty dangerous