Quote Originally Posted by mwilbert View Post
Detroit isn't very uniform, but I can't say I find it scarier-looking in general.

Perhaps some of English's change of perception is because she is younger than I am, and was much younger [[comparatively) 20 years ago. Or maybe everybody agrees with her and I'm an outlier.
Ruins and empty streets are the major factors that freak out drop-in visitors but it's silly. People are just afraid of the emptiness and loneliness and for some reason equate it to crime while ignoring the fact that you can get shot on the street in a place like New York and people might just step over you instead of helping.

Empty buildings don't commit crime, people do.