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Idk why this is downvoted. I would be surprised if this isn’t a factor, at least in the US.

quchen 2y ago
It’s fear-mongering, broad and unfounded generalization. It’s a edgelord comment that serves no useful discussion. It’s not what HN is for, and downvoting is the way to show this.
- llamaimperative 2y ago
  Ahhh, I interpreted this as an oblique reference to accidental overdoses from impure/laced drugs which is a huge problem in the US and probably a real deterrent. I realize now from the other responses this was maybe a reference to exploding pagers, which is dependent on (I suppose) the view that raves in Europe are heavily attended by people of middle eastern descent? That’s not really the “known-as-ravers” crowd here in the US so that reference may have just flown way over my head and I injected the top-of-mind US issue which is drug contamination.
  - immibis 2y ago
    On second thought I think it was meant to be a reference to October 7, 2023. I've seen similar stickers at some, back in summer, with messages like "What if terrorists blew up YOUR music festival? #supportisrael" Took a while to work it out though. Why can't people just say what they mean? I find it kind of despicable that someone would spend the effort to highlight a terrorist attack against a rave, but ignore the background of terrorist attacks against important stuff like schools, hospitals and residences.
    - llamaimperative 2y ago
      Huh, yeah you might be right... I guess the comment was great as a Rorschach test but not much else.
immibis 2y ago
Are you referring to Israel's pager bombs or perhaps several years too late, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7? (for a chuckle: the wikipedia page for the device begins with "The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is a[n] explosive ...")
- ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
  > Galaxy Note 7 Favorite GTA mod: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_GhODn4FRoE https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_GhODn4FRoE
- erinaceousjones 2y ago
  Maybe they were talking about ravers not being able to *control these mood swings* (Tyres from Spaced) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9is5gJORl4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9is5gJORl4
- llamaimperative 2y ago
  I interpreted this as a poorly written reference to accidental overdoses from laced drugs deterring consumption (and most rave-like events ultimately suck if sober). It’s sort of the elephant in the room.

It’s fear-mongering, broad and unfounded generalization. It’s a edgelord comment that serves no useful discussion. It’s not what HN is for, and downvoting is the way to show this.

llamaimperative 2y ago
Ahhh, I interpreted this as an oblique reference to accidental overdoses from impure/laced drugs which is a huge problem in the US and probably a real deterrent. I realize now from the other responses this was maybe a reference to exploding pagers, which is dependent on (I suppose) the view that raves in Europe are heavily attended by people of middle eastern descent? That’s not really the “known-as-ravers” crowd here in the US so that reference may have just flown way over my head and I injected the top-of-mind US issue which is drug contamination.
- immibis 2y ago
  On second thought I think it was meant to be a reference to October 7, 2023. I've seen similar stickers at some, back in summer, with messages like "What if terrorists blew up YOUR music festival? #supportisrael" Took a while to work it out though. Why can't people just say what they mean? I find it kind of despicable that someone would spend the effort to highlight a terrorist attack against a rave, but ignore the background of terrorist attacks against important stuff like schools, hospitals and residences.
  - llamaimperative 2y ago
    Huh, yeah you might be right... I guess the comment was great as a Rorschach test but not much else.

immibis 2y ago

Are you referring to Israel's pager bombs or perhaps several years too late, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7? (for a chuckle: the wikipedia page for the device begins with "The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is a[n] explosive ...")

ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
> Galaxy Note 7 Favorite GTA mod: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_GhODn4FRoE https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_GhODn4FRoE
erinaceousjones 2y ago
Maybe they were talking about ravers not being able to *control these mood swings* (Tyres from Spaced) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9is5gJORl4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9is5gJORl4
llamaimperative 2y ago
I interpreted this as a poorly written reference to accidental overdoses from laced drugs deterring consumption (and most rave-like events ultimately suck if sober). It’s sort of the elephant in the room.