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Keywords being "without making it safer". Security theater, safety theater, everyone too afraid to point out the obvious because they don't want to make it eas
by spiritplumber 12y ago
Keywords being "without making it safer".
Security theater, safety theater, everyone too afraid to point out the obvious because they don't want to make it easy for others to accuse them of callousness in a way that's hard to defend against.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abilene_paradox http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abilene_paradox
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- anon4 12y agoI'm not sure that's really the Abilene paradox. In that, every member of the group would agree to taking the counter action if everyone else did. What we have is, I think, more like The Emperor's New Clothes. Most of the collective is in private agreement that he's naked, but would never dare speak against the misguided interest of a powerful minority.
- kirsebaer 12y agoA lot of people actually believe that kids have to be "protected from dangers". They are not just playing along to please the neighbors. However, popular opinions can also change quickly.