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My guess: people dislike critical discussion about the things they enjoy.
by hytdstd 3y ago
My guess: people dislike critical discussion about the things they enjoy.
- retrocryptid 3y agoAre you suggesting the technorati enjoy running over pedestrians?
- Fricken 3y agoIt's an acceptable risk
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- hytdstd 3y agoNo, they may not explicitly enjoy it, yet they likely appreciate the ease the automobile-focused society brings, even though it contributes to around 7000 pedestrian fatalities annually. Anyone rational would view such preventable loss of life as disastrous. However, the solutions — improved street layouts, less wide roads, use of speed cameras and so on — are often deemed so unpalatable that it prompts a flag on the article. It appears as though a number of readers here don't find 7000 annual deaths significant enough.
- cheriot 3y agoMuch of car culture and related land use decisions are rooted in class and race. I wouldn't say enjoy, but it's a requirement for many.
- snoooowflakes 3y agoWe have some real snowflakes who flag every headline that could be read as the least little critical of any facet of US culture/politics/society. I mean, this headline can start a site-appropriate discussion of the technical details behind the facts. But, nooo, the snowflake interprets it as criticism of their culture, and instinctively downvotes to protect their sense of self. It’s sad more than anything, that level of fragility.