• GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    it’s neither a hobby or a job But the trope that a very complicated, very dangerous situation can be solved by just one person and a gun.

    It’s unfortunately so ingrained into the Hollywood story lines that people, especially in the US, think that that’s reality.

    The idea of the rugged individual has destroyed the idea of societal support to the point that some people are actually terrified to ask for help in anyway.