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[–] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

The classic analogy is the jar of 100 sweets.

Classic, but deeply flawed.

This is literally the same way white supremacists 'justify' being distrustful/suspicious of black people in general.

The mental stress that this level of paranoia inflicts on you is likely going to be more harmful on average.

You're best off overall if you take reasonable precautions (having a small weapon/pepper spray), and just go about your day without stressing about it all the time.