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It's usually not just for "attention" or trolling purposes either; Changing the narrative has an intent: the new narrative fits a particular purpose; whether i
by drekipus 3y ago
It's usually not just for "attention" or trolling purposes either;
Changing the narrative has an intent: the new narrative fits a particular purpose; whether it's to disenfranchise the system, or to encourage people to bring change.
I've seen numerous times that subways in NYC are dangerous, and I've seen videos (YT, liveleak, tiktok, etc) that show something like that, but the moment you try to bring in some form of "well no ackshully statistically it's safe" then people will invent fables to amplify the message: it doesn't matter what the statistics are, people feel unsafe.
(Note, before I get downvoted: I'm not an American, i don't contribute nor can i do anything, just giving my observation / what I think it might be; I can't even locate NY on a map.)
- astrange 3y agoIt's up in the northeast corner. If you're in Boston that's too northeast though. And yes, NYC is the safest place in the country. (IIRC this is including crimes, but it's even more so because you don't have to get in a car, by far the most dangerous thing most people do.)
- astrange 3y agoincluding -> only including
- wolverine876 3y agoIncredibly, though that tactic has been used for years now, there's no word for the tactic or the people using it.