Even if it’s not as strong, or even if it doesn’t exist at all, it’s still a good idea. It’s an unambiguous order to a single person. There’s no way to think it’s anything else. A general appeal can be seen as anyone else should do it, but you’re not going to.
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VeganBtw@piefed.social 1 day agoTo anyone reading this, the bystander effect is maybe not as strong as we once thought. Mainly because a 2019 study showed more than 200 real-life situations caught on CCTV where the bystander effect was not shown to happen.
Cethin@lemmy.zip 15 hours ago
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
It wasn’t even real in the Kitty Genovese case, which is the most famous “example” of it happening.
Serinus@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It’s still good practice. Suddenly everyone is looking at that person to do the thing, and if they don’t the problem is more clear.