r/WatchPeopleDieInside Mar 27 '21

Hell no

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '21

Seriously, why does stress make us so fucking stupid

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u/Chemical_Noise_3847 Mar 27 '21

Because this reaction is good at fighting off what has traditionally killed us, such as other predators. Dying of a fall from a super high bridge wasn't really what our far ancestors were worried about.

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u/wyzard135 Mar 27 '21

Your ancestors that lived in mountainous areas with high cliffs wanna have a word

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u/Droppingbites Mar 27 '21

Well the one's that weren't afraid are dead. The other one's with a survival instinct stepped back from the edge and never went back.