Comment by Brief-Watercress-131 on 04/02/2025 at 01:54 UTC

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View submission: Do you open doors to strangers?

If someone knocks, I answer. I take precautions, of course, and I'm not defenseless. Most people that are coming around have a reason. A few people have needed help, and I helped them. Only once has someone come to my door that meant me harm, and he didn't come back after we were done.

I'm 37, I live in a small college town in central PA. I know my neighbors and they know me. My parents raised me with a healthy balance of being cautious but empathetic. I do realize that being a 6ft reasonably healthy white man affords me some privilege and safety, my situation isn't yours etc etc but I really resent this growing trend among people of all ages to castle up. It's not good.

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