Threat differs from curiosity and exploitability by holding subjects at a distance

Evidence

For many people, myself included, public transportation is the last non-transactional space in which we are regularly thrown together with a diverse set of strangers, all of whom have different destinations for different reasons. Strangers have a reality to me on the bus that they cannot have on the freeway, simply because we’ve agreed to be in an enclosed space in which we are subject to each other’s actions. Because we share an understanding that we all need to get where we’re going, for the most part people act respectfully, literally making space for others when necessary. — Jenny Odell, How to Do Nothing, 449 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Threats can produce targeted or generalized conservative shifts depending on type — Maureen A. Craig and Jennifer A. Richeson, On the Precipice of a…, 91; Refusing hospitality is a visible assertion of adversarial distance. — , Harr Jonathan - A Civil Action , 1601; Physical proximity to a hazard changes how people judge risk — , Harr Jonathan - A Civil Action , 2232 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Enforced physical proximity to strangers generates mutual consideration #complicates (0.74) — Jenny Odell, How to Do Nothing, 449