Throwing cheese at live performers, making TikToks in the middle of a movie, melting down on airplanes: Our culture of bad behavior goes beyond pandemic aftereffects.

Not reasonable, perhaps, but theoretically understandable. The escalating price of just about everything implies an increase in value that, in most cases, is not delivered. So some folks simply create their own perks — giving vent to rage or breaking traditional rules of social conduct (i.e., doing whatever the hell they want.)

If you feel you are paying VIP prices, you may well expect to be treated like a VIP.

  • Riffraffintheroom [none/use name]
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    10 months ago

    This is gonna make me sound like like a YouTube commenter but I think people are less afraid of someone beating the shit out of them. Not because society has become less aggressive or rugged or anything but because society has become increasingly recorded and your chances of getting away with assaulting someone if the cops can be assed to look for you are are extremely low.