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From: Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>
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 Content preview:  On Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 03:59:05AM -0600, Jonathan Jones wrote:
    > On Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 2:31 AM, Robin Lee Powell < > rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>
    wrote: > > > As long as everybody thinks someone else might do it, no-one
    > > will act, at least in this community. > > > This phenomenon has been
   shown to be universal, actually. The more > people there are who /could/ do
    something, no matter what it is, > the less likely anyone /will/. [...] 
 
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On Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 03:59:05AM -0600, Jonathan Jones wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 2:31 AM, Robin Lee Powell <
> rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote:
> 
> > As long as everybody thinks someone else might do it, no-one
> > will act, at least in this community.
> 
> 
> This phenomenon has been shown to be universal, actually. The more
> people there are who /could/ do something, no matter what it is,
> the less likely anyone /will/.

Yep; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect

> I don't remember any of the actual studies off the top of my head-
> it's been awhile since my psychology class- but I do remember that
> if you're getting beat up in an alley, it's much more likely that
> someone will come to your aid if three people see it happening
> than if 30 do.
> 
> This is why, in real life, you should never shout "Somebody call
> 911!" to a crowd of people, because everyone will assume someone
> else is doing it and so no one does. It's a much better idea to
> either do it yourself, or failing that, single some one out and
> shout "You there in the red shirt, call 911!" (Or some other
> uniquely descriptive identifier.)

*Indeed*.  This is a very important thing to know; it can save your
life.

-Robin

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