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So no one is allowed to notice that crime is getting worse until it reaches the same levels as the 70s/80s/90s? Despite rising crime, their perception is wrong

• ceejayoz 3y ago
  > So no one is allowed to notice that crime is getting worse... Despite rising crime... Re-read the headline. > Despite rising crime, their perception is wrong because it hasn’t reached historic highs? Yes, American perception of how dangerous society is is quite skewed, and has been for some time. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/11/20/facts-about-crime-in-the-u-s/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/11/20/facts-abo... We seem the same odd vibes-over-numbers phenomenon in the economy in recent years: https://twitter.com/M_C_Klein/status/1730718997170344427 https://twitter.com/M_C_Klein/status/1730718997170344427