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> The average kid living in NYC a century or two ago was exposed to many more repulsive things on a daily basis than anything social media can come up with toda
by relaxing 2y ago
> The average kid living in NYC a century or two ago was exposed to many more repulsive things on a daily basis than anything social media can come up with today.
I don’t even need a citation here, I’m just curious what you’re imaging when you say this.
- keiferski 2y agoJacob Riis exposed a lot of these things: https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jacob-riis/riis-and-reform.html https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jacob-riis/riis-and-reform.html The amount of filth, trash, disease, and other unpleasant things used to be pretty crazy in NYC (and in other places like London or Paris, for that matter.) https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/when-new-yorkers-lived-knee-deep-in-trash/ https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/when-new-yorkers-l...
- relaxing 2y agoTrash in the street doesn’t seem psychologically damaging in the same way as social media telling you you’re worthless if you don’t do XYZ?
- keiferski 2y agoAre you familiar with how squalid the conditions were for many people in the early 20th century? It was a whole lot worse than "trash in the street." More like, animals rotting in the street, ten people living in a studio apartment with no windows or fresh air, diseases widespread, people working 15 hour days in brutal conditions, etc.