Those aren't "random people". They're literally in military uniform. What are the ones next to him supposed to do about it? Make a big fuss and cancel the parade over a common occurrence? In fact, this happens quite commonly across the world.

When I sung in a choir in primary school. we were literally told if someone faints in front of us during a performance, to ignore it and keep singing. We thought it was an over-exaggeration. Until the Christmas concert when someone literally fainted in front of us during it and we kept singing. Of course, the teachers then came and rushed to their aid and carefully brought them away. So during organised performances like this- it's quite standard not to freak out if somebody faints.

[–] Tier1BuildABear@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago (18 children)

Maybe don't put a group of human beings in a situation where they're constantly passing out then? Especially if they're children, it's wild that that's the comparison you use. The issue here isn't JUST that they're expected to do nothing when comrades are in trouble (yes, even with trained help there), but it's ALSO that people like you excuse it because it's "the norm." Like sure, yippee, they have trained help for when they pass out, but apparently they're EXPECTED to pass out? Ok

[–] cjoll4@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (12 children)

By that logic we should close all roads because we EXPECT automobile crashes to happen, we should cease all construction and industry because we EXPECT accidents to happen, we should ban all sports because we EXPECT injuries to happen, etc.

I'm chiming in as someone who actually fainted during a choir practice. Our teacher cautioned us at least five different times not to lock our legs for that exact reason, but in the moment I wasn't thinking, and I locked my legs. It happened only one time, and I was the only kid who fainted in the entire four years I sang in that choir. But oh, how inhumane of our school for hosting a choir recital (gasp!). It sure was evil of them to put us in a situation with a normal level of risk while trained first aid personnel were present.

I think maybe you're just severely overestimating how much it happens. The other person used the word "commonly," but you used the word "constantly," and that is not the same thing at all. We have to prepare for the most common mishaps because there are inherent risks in everything we do. But I assure you, if people were constantly passing out in parades and choir recitals, we would stop having them.

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Extremely valid and important argument against car infrastructure presented as a clownish slippery slope

[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

what other options works for moving one(s) of people hundreds of miles?

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Trains and buses.

[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 weeks ago

those seem much better at moving hundreds to tens of people at a time and most don't even have storage for large luggage

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