Comments by "" (@samsmusichub) on "Why Is Modern Art so Bad? With Will Witt | Man on the Street" video.

I can see the attempt here, but another possible explanation and a simpler one (S/O to Occam) for these responses is that most people are inherently nice and they're not going to want to offend the artist right in front of them. So to avoid confrontation they'll give the (perceived) artist the benefit of the doubt and even justify white lies to avoid awkwardness and being rude. I FIND IT AWESOME and reassuring that the cop and the kid were the only ones who were just upfront and honest. That's integrity (willing to say the truth even when uncomfortable) and the innocence of youth at work. They're my heroes.
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