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Comment by silisili | Hacker News Reader

I get being mad when a service is down, but some people seem to be like, melting down. Humans have lived for millenia (and really into the what, mid 2000s) without doorbell cameras, but some of those people are acting like they're going to get murdered now that it's down.

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A huge part of Ring's marketing involved making people so fearful that they felt they needed it to help them be safe.

I'm willing to bet a lot of that anger comes from them feeling afraid. It's marketing in action.

"I actually feel very vulnerable not being able to check my cameras before I go to bed"

"I am missing many moments at home now !!"

"I have no clue if someone is breaking in now"

"The one time we decide to put the puppy downstairs on his own, we can’t even make sure he’s ok. Never mind our doorbell picking up people who have no business being there"

"Would have been great to at least have a view of the robbers if they came to my house, u know. What a 'Ring' is supposed to be used for."

Do ya think? I'm suprised and saddened by these reactions.

I'm saddened, but not even a little surprised.

Ring's marketing is one of the many things that are contributing to the increasing isolation and alienation of people from each other.

I don't know, it really enhances the sense of community I feel when every third house says "Hi, you're being recorded" as I walk by.

That, mon ami, gets a doubleplusgood[0] rating all day long.

It's got understated irony that somehow tends to sarcasm at the same time. It's very hard to unpack yet delicious.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspeak

And people still say "land of the free, home of the brave" very un-ironically.

Believer or not I'm sure you can use your ears if someone's breaking into your house and sure you will hear it,

This is the world we live in now, yikes. Citizen app feels like another tendril of the same beast.

I kind of dig when things go down, I sort of like sitting around the gas fireplace and listening to my ham radio in a dark house for a few hours. If shit really hits the fan then it’s time for the tabletop gas burner and some beef and shrimp with veggies.

Jira can wait until the power comes back on.

Dude yes. I understand that it's a serious event, but when the background hum of electricity dies the world feels so different and real. I love it.

24/7 news cycle constantly highlighting every single kidnapping or crime that happens across the country has instilled a culture of fear in most people.

I grew up riding my bike completely across town by myself, before cell phones were pervasive. Parents these days are afraid of letting their kid walk 5 minutes to the neighborhood park…

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