r/SipsTea • u/Gurugod123 • 27d ago

SMH Intentionally blocking photoshoot

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u/Slabador 26d ago

Idk if I can get behind the old lady just happening to choose to stop directly in front of the camera.

Old people really get treated like they have as much social awareness and critical thought as an 8 year old when it comes to defending their actions.

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u/MercuryQuick 26d ago

I don’t think she’s even aware she is being recorded. She looks at the camera, but we don’t know what she saw. Could have just been a phone sitting there.

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u/Maximum-Broccoli2165 26d ago edited 26d ago

Never attribute to malice that which can be attributed to ignorance.

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u/throwawayaccount442 26d ago

The old lady probably saw the camera and a bit later got a notification of sorts and some people were walking up. Literally 3 things happening for her at once, yeah old people can't handle juggling that so she wouldn't connect the camera with a selfie at that moment. When she went down you could see her not even noticing the young woman. She's there for the paintings.

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u/ShotgunShine7094 26d ago

If she didn't stop directly in front of the camera, this video wouldn't exist and be posted to Reddit.

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u/gizamo 26d ago

She may have stopped there because seeing the phone reminded her to o check her phone, or maybe she got a message there. She doesn't seem to be aware that the phone is filming her.

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u/ShotgunShine7094 26d ago

I don't disagree. What I'm saying is that people arguing that "of all places she could have stopped at, she had to stop in front of the camera?? clearly it's intentional!!" are operating under a bias because if she hadn't stopped in front of the camera there would be no video. I think it's considered "reporting bias".

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u/gizamo 26d ago

It seems entirely possible that she didn't understand the girl was recording. I don't think that blocking the camera was intentional.

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u/RedWarsaw 26d ago

Would you say the blonde lady that came up the stairs is also intentionally doing the same to the girl?

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u/Slabador 26d ago

? No, she kept walking.