Firstly, the bystander effect has been essentially debunked
Secondly, pointing something out (even if it’s bullshit) isn’t a shower thought, it’s stating the bloody obvious (but in this case, it’s just propagating an outdated trope)
Low effort
Due to the bystander effect its highly unlikely any stranger would help you if you got attacked in a public space
Submitted 2 weeks ago by Somelad@thelemmy.club to showerthoughts@lemmy.world
FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 2 weeks ago
The bystander effect is a theory, not fact. It can explain after the fact why people in groups feel less responsibility to do something. But it isn’t universally applicable to all assaults in public. There are many variables at play. So “highly unlikely” is an exaggeration in my view.
BussyCat@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s not even a theory, it was a hypothesis with some loose evidence and while it likely explains some amount about human behavior it’s not anywhere on par with actual theories even by social science standards
Somelad@thelemmy.club 2 weeks ago
Go watch the train stabbing video. You know the one.
psx_crab@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
If a singular instance make you believe everything is indeed that way, then maybe the problem is you.
FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 2 weeks ago
No, I don’t know which one. And I don’t want to watch people get hurt so I won’t seek it out either. There are incidents in this world that fit the theory of the bystander effect. That is not what I question. I’m questioning your calculation of odds regarding intervention. There are enough examples of “heroes without capes” that did intervene as well, also within groups of people.
A shower thought doesn’t have to be well thought through. On the flip side, you don’t have to double down on it when folks point out the flaws.