Comment by bravetraveler
Comment by bravetraveler 2 days ago
More crime! People/things tend to react counterintuitively. Surrounded by paradox. If everything is monitored, nothing is. We get comfortable seeing too much... for there is too much to see.
Similarly: armed guards in gentrified neighborhoods. Old ladies feel safe, I don't. You know. Game theory.
> armed guards in gentrified neighborhoods
It's interesting, isn't it? When I see armed guards, regardless of the setting, the message I get is not "you're safe", it's "this area is so dangerous that they need armed guards".
I have the same reaction (albeit to a lesser degree) when I see surveillance cameras, especially ones installed by regular people.