As someone who briefly lived in NYC if anyone for any reason at all tries to stop you for conversation, Do. Not. Engage. Headphones in, never make eye contact, and never stop moving. Anyone who doesn’t behave that way is a tourist, a cop, crazy, or a mark. None of which you want to be. So this is already self-selecting for people you don’t want to interact with
I think that every big city with an unhinged populace should pay people (like peer recovery people) to just walk the streets and talk to people and maybe give them tips of mental health resources.
I live in a much smaller place than New York (I mean, aren’t they all?) and I’m always talking to people on the street who need help, providing resources, phone numbers, locations. And that’s a smaller town! Imagine what a group of people could do in a big, crazy place.
Normally I’m with you, but I won’t deny this one happened. There are two different reasons though.
As someone who briefly lived in NYC if anyone for any reason at all tries to stop you for conversation, Do. Not. Engage. Headphones in, never make eye contact, and never stop moving. Anyone who doesn’t behave that way is a tourist, a cop, crazy, or a mark. None of which you want to be. So this is already self-selecting for people you don’t want to interact with
Whats a mark?
Someone easily scammed
Sad Picard noises.
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Ye, I guess that’s plausible, but what I don’t find plausible is the the author didn’t pick up on it! Or any of the editors!
You’re right though, maybe it wouldn’t really fit that sub
Or the author included it because they also thought it was funny, haha
I think that every big city with an unhinged populace should pay people (like peer recovery people) to just walk the streets and talk to people and maybe give them tips of mental health resources.
I live in a much smaller place than New York (I mean, aren’t they all?) and I’m always talking to people on the street who need help, providing resources, phone numbers, locations. And that’s a smaller town! Imagine what a group of people could do in a big, crazy place.