He wonders if watch-stealing videos resonate with us because they tap into our latent terror that even the possessions we
link hold closest – maybe even
link especially these – aren't safe. He points out that in so many watch-stealing videos – and this is true of both the Bugatti video and
link the scooter caper – viewers aren't even sure what got stolen. "They're like, 'it was a cell phone. No, it was a wallet!'" It's not just watch ownership that people fear may be under assault, but ownership of anything.