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[meta] How do people feel about all the death posts? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 4 days ago* by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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I feel like I've seen an uptick in articles posted here that are covering cyclists or pedestrians getting killed in car crashes. I understand that this community is centered around our hatred for cars but seeing a constant feed of deaths by cars isn't really what I want. I would prefer memes, discussions on how to improve things, and articles about policy etc instead of an endless stream of daily deaths.

How do you feel about these posts?

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[–] 6 points 4 days ago (1 child)

I don't mind them. It's important to remember that the current situation is absolutely, needlessly, devastating for people every day. Humans are emotional creatures. Facts like "XYZ people die every day from cars" don't hit the same way "look at this happy woman! She looks like your sister! And now she's FUCKING DEAD from a car" move the needle.

Of course, there's also the backfire effect where something makes someone uncomfortable, so they reject it. Humans are really bad at reasoning.

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