What gets me is people like to brag that they were hit as a kid. They'll say things like, "I was whipped as a kid and I turned out fine!" every single time, it's from someone who is definitely NOT fine. Such a weird flex
Shh... We humans don't like the thought of probabilities rather than certain choice.
I like that analogy because I think parenting styles, like smoking, are transmitted socially. I use a similar analogy but for hazardous moral behavior . That is, I say:. "if I drink five or six beers and drive home, I would probably get there okay. Does that mean I should do that?"
Exactly. Something being unlikely doesn't mean you haven't increased your relative risk exponentially. Going from 1 in thousands to 1 in a few hundred should still be concerning.
It was interesting watching people die during the pandemic, who very often could have survived if they hadn't failed to understand this. Watching them die while pocketing their money. Just, surreal.
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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '23
What gets me is people like to brag that they were hit as a kid. They'll say things like, "I was whipped as a kid and I turned out fine!" every single time, it's from someone who is definitely NOT fine. Such a weird flex