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Originally Posted by 81MC
It’s also interesting that ‘perception isn’t reality’ when we’re talking about real tangible threats to a physical body, but perception is reality if we’re talking about mean words and micro aggressions and whatever the hell. If someone doesn’t feel safe walking to their car after work, that’s as real and important (id argue way more) as if they feel physiologically unsafe while at work.
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This is some weird logic. Being in fear of something with a low probability of occurring is as silly as being scared of flying for fear of crashing. The odds and reality don’t support it. You never hear about the flights that land safely, just like you don’t hear about all of the people who go downtown and take the train somewhere and aren’t violently assaulted.
I mean, I could understand a fear of being assaulted if there was something that supported some moderate probability of it happening, in which case, I’d avoid downtown and the public transit, but perpetuating a narrative that it is unsafe and people should be scared for their lives isn’t helpful.