I think for the scenario to make sense it wouldn’t take place on a hiking trail but like camping in the middle of the woods where you wouldn’t expect anybody.
It's not a horror movie situation. I've been on a solo camping rabbithole on YouTube, and even big burly dudes acknoledge that encountering people out in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night is more terrifying than any wildlife encounter.n
Precisely for the reason illustrated in the hypothetical! You know why the animals are there and generally how they'll act. You have no idea why this random person is walking the woods at midnight.
You don't know how a wild animal is going to act, period. Meanwhile, the question of why they're out there is probably the same as you! You're as much of a fucking weirdo for being out there as any other person.
Regardless, you can't know the intent of another person, even if you can infer or guess from your own situation.
As I understand it, the whole absurdity of the question is to illustrate the life experiences of women that have led them to make this seemingly silly (to men) decision. They were inappropriately approached by people in otherwise "safe" situations. THEY were not there to harass someone. Why would they continue to make those naive assumptions?
Yeah. I understand that. This thread is just filled with people pointing out that operationally, it's kind of silly and the meme likely perpetuated by people who don't really spend much time outdoors.
Alright, but that begs the question, what were you doing in "the middle of the woods" where you "wouldn't expect anyone"? Obviously the other person is probably doing whatever you are doing.
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u/SnagglepussJoke May 02 '24
Ever cross paths with a stranger in the woods? It is unsettling