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The_CerealDefense t1_j9gsv4w wrote

Reply to comment by Grass8989 in 2 Teens’ Deaths Underscore Dangers of ‘Subway Surfing’ by thenewyorktimes

These guys don't. They get views from their high school friends. The amount of social media accounts getting "hundreds of thousands of views on tiktok" is almost certainly a tiny tiny fraction of a percent of accounts

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Grass8989 t1_j9gtxuw wrote

The point is they try to go viral, and some do. That’s a big reason why many do these stunts and put them on social media.

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The_CerealDefense t1_j9gu5cd wrote

Yeah, nothing changed, people tried to be cool in high school forever. They all failed too.

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