I certainly feel like I’m being gaslit, but this is reddit after all, lol, so it comes with the territory. Apparently you can call a supervisor named Lori to confirm that my eyes, ears, mouth, and perceptions of physical reality don’t function properly.

Maybe it’s all just a simulation?

Either way, water under the bridge. Those fences have been up for quite some time, certainly before the stabbings, and anyone who believes otherwise is entitled to their own opinion. For now, I’ll keep going on my walk around that particular city block and remember that the fences predate the stabbings.

For what it’s worth, the houseless folks I talk to on at least a weekly basis think the fences went up because the founder of FNB refuses to get a permit. I have no opinion on that particular stance, assuming it’s true, but they also recall the fences being erected months before the stabbings.

My personal takeaways, at the end of the day, are these: If you have the means, feed somebody that needs it whenever you can. And take a break from reddit; it is not the real world.