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Mammoth_Theory3333 t1_iv1k6nw wrote

Reply to comment by DocMordinSolus in Traffic deaths in NYC still 14% higher than pre-pandemic levels, latest data shows by ER301

TL;DR summary: According to the experts, the pandemic has “made U.S. drivers more reckless — more likely to speed, drink or use drugs and leave their seat belts unbuckled.” This deadly and damaging behavior is due to “widespread feelings of isolation, loneliness and depression” that has caused fatalism to seep in, as if Americans are welcoming a brush with death.

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goodiereddits t1_iv2gggz wrote

This is it right here, but applied to every social interaction/situation and interpersonal behavior. The "social contract" was frayed before the pandemic, now it's on fire.

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_Maxolotl t1_iv1wrk0 wrote

This is also a very good hypothesis for the crime wave.

And a very good reason to think the approach that most politicians are bringing to the crime wave - more cops more cops more cops - won't work.

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