THE VIDEO SHELF · bystander bias experiment
What Would You Do? Bike Theft (White Guy, Black Guy, Pretty Girl)
A hidden-camera social experiment in a park where three people try to steal a bike in the open: a white teenager, a black teenager and a young woman. It records how bystanders react to each.
Why HN readers recommended it
Used in threads on bias and social engineering as a vivid example of how bystanders treat different thieves.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- VladCantSleep
- Topic
- bystander bias experiment
- Format
- demo
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 6
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2013–2018
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
> If you are white and male, for example, then you are seen as privileged because, statistically, white males have more wealth and power. No. If you are white and male, you've experienced more invisible privilege than you realize. [1] It's not about wealth, but …
SomeCallMeTim on Hacker News · 2016-05
In The Liberal Blind SpotAs always social engineering works far better than tech engineering, watch the guys try and help the girl steal a bike. [VIDEO]
fleitz on Hacker News · 2013-09
In Bitlock replaces your bike key with your phone
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