cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/50513851

Without Batman, only about 38 percent of passengers stood up for the pregnant woman. With Batman, that number leapt to roughly 67 percent. More than two-thirds of riders suddenly remembered they were human beings capable of empathizing with others.

And all it took was the presence of a semi-fascist but admittedly still quite cool lunatic dressed like a bat whose concept of justice begins and ends at beating the s—t out of people with severe mental health issues.

  • Damage@feddit.it
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    1 day ago

    You misinterpreted the study, from what I gather. It’s not a threat that influences their actions, it’s more an awakening from the torpor of commuting, and an inspirational figure.