How many of you reflexively made assumptions about which one was the taxi driver? I did, and didn’t even realize it until I saw this in my feed a second time. Pretty messed up.
Just reach out
Submitted 3 weeks ago by Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to memes@sopuli.xyz
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Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
beejboytyson@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yes? Nothing is wrong having a reflex notion, that’s normal. What’s wrong is if you let that notion dicate how you treat them. Crackhead Kennedy gets more respect then the taxi driver that works 16 hrs a day. One is not loke the other.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I did. Because guy on the left (from camera pov) looks very excited like he’s a regular and guy on the right looks a bit apprehensive and has this “serious” face, looks like being tired after a long day of work.
bountygiver@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Different perspective: Man on the in blue/black is having fun on his first ever day in a theme park, man in pink is already used to the ride and is just routinely relaxing in theme parks after work because he got an annual pass one time.
MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I agree, but I also think I subconsciously would have come to the same conclusion regardless and im not proud of that at all.
yermaw@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Exactly that. My gut instinct was based on a low level harmless racism, but not a single detail backs up the opposite.
Could still be wrong who knows. Could also be neither and “guy makes shit up for a youtube video” is true. Also could be “guy used photocopy to mockup a pretend youtube video for upvotes”.
I’ll never know because im about to scroll on and forget this ever happened.
Sidhean@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Fucking same. “Hurr the browner one must be the taxi driver durr.” Gross. What a weird thing for my brain to think! Anyway, I guess that just happens sometimes with brains.
titanicx@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
It’s not really a gross thing, it’s actually fairly common that a lot of minorities choose to be taxi drivers because it’s a job and oftentimes is a business that they can start for fairly inexpensive and unlike most white people they’re willing to work the long hours that it takes to actually make it work. I’ve known several guys that were taxi drivers and almost every single one of them were of various races not white. Nothing wrong with understanding the oftentimes people choose those jobs because of the circumstances surrounding the way society is.
drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The guy on the left looks exactly like someone I know who would do something like this. Only he is not 7’ tall.
JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
If we ignore, the Hispanic one is the driver, because he looks bored and the other one is laughing.
Lemminary@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Latino here, I thought he was Middle Eastern. 😅
fu@libranet.de 3 weeks ago
@JamesBoeing737MAX @Imgonnatrythis apparently my assumption was that the guy on the right was Indian.
Johnny101@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Its not that easy. I have trust issues
thatradomguy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Me too. Want to go on a roller coaster with me? lmao
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Wanna go to Yellowstone with me?
dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Looks fun!
“Nowadays” though, for the unaware.
BanMe@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It was 10 years ago so “back in those days” would actually work better.
HalfSalesman@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Reach out and spend wads of money on someone. Its cool he did that but this assumes this is a sustainable means of making friends and it just isn’t.
US society is simply not structured in a way for adults to naturally make friends and it verges on being outright antagonistic to making close friends.
Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
I wouldn’t read it too literally. The answer isn’t treating someone to a theme park visit every time. The point is they got chatting and went with the flow. That’s what it takes. Doesn’t lead to a friendship every time but eventually it will.
HalfSalesman@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The meme does not only suggest a conversation is needed. It implies money is needed. “Going with the flow” in the US TBH probably will cause the average person to spend an irresponsible amount of money. I know because I’ve done that and burned a number of holes in my wallet in pursuit of friends (and intimacy). Sure it works plenty of times, but its not sustainable unless you’ve got plenty of money to burn. Most people don’t.
BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
You:
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HalfSalesman@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
lol
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
You can do nice things for people that aren’t expensive.
I think it’s cool this guy thought the theme park was such a great experience he had to share it with a stranger.
HalfSalesman@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It is easy to say this but hard to execute. If you treat people to things that are gratis or cheap a lot of people will think you are a cheapskate or miserly. At best they’ll think you are poor which also isn’t great either, because even good people don’t want to feel like they’re potentially getting into a relationship that expects them to spend more money than the friend to go out and do things with them (unless, again, they’re rich and don’t care about spending a bunch of money).
If you dress nicely go out to hang with people but skimp out on spending money people will definitely think you are a miser or penny pincher. If you go out looking like a pauper or poor schlub people will generally just avoid you. I’ve done both.
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Have you been to a them park recently??
Brotha_Jaufrey@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Careful, they’re not ready to hear this one.
Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’ve got a season pass to Six Flags, and part of the deal is getting a certain number of free “bring a friend” tickets.
Unless the guy’s treating his taxi driver to meals in the park, this outing could possibly have been free.