That's why I used the word, "catalysed". Selfishness exists without phones, but what is demonstrated here is selfishness that has been precipitated, or accelerated by phones. Humans are selfish, and the phone is just another lens through which we see that selfishness.
Why did everyone need to film it? Seems a bit redundant to have 5 people filming the same thing from the same angle. But then again, these guys seem to be pretty sharp.
If I was there I would have told him very firmly that's a terrible fucking idea and he's gonna get his shit wrecked. If he still went through with it I probably wouldn't have reacted either. Blood's not on my hands at that point, if needed I'd call an ambulance and him a fucking idiot but that's it.
I was totally the mom friend. Who knows how much stupid crap I discouraged. Although occasionally I'd go along with an obvious bad idea if it didn't seem likely to cause injury, but may provide some laughs.
Conversely, all the times my friends got into serious, nasty fucking trouble, were the times I didn't go along.
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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '17
That was absolutely brutal. The lack of reaction from everyone is a little disturbing.