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@woo@fosstodon.org @confusedMiddleAgedDad@mastodon.social @kibcol1049@mstdn.social I spent 20 years deeply involved with the rave scene (1989 to 2009) and only knew of one (non-fatal) stabbing amongst our peers, which given our hedonistic lifestyles and the amount of substances consumed was quite surprising (but there was initially less toxic masculinity on that subculture compared to the 2010s)
A stranger getting stabbed (where robbery isn't a motive) is *very* rare nowadays, I do wonder if there was more impulsive violence in 1970s/80s due to the effects of lead pollution from petrol?
Although I don't think lads have got that much better behaved, but they do know they will be more likely to be caught if the commit violent crime, so those who have a better life to look forwards to than prison won't do it..
