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shitlord 7 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Iowa City made its buses free. Traffic cleared, an...

Sure, but fear has little basis in statistics. People still worry about plane crashes and instead opt to drive.

gdulli 7 months ago [–]

Right, that's why it's unfortunately so easy to commit the evil of manipulating people by nurturing their fear.

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