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As the husband of someone who is afraid of these sorts of things, I can tell you that this line of argument would be entirely ineffective. What would be effecti
by afarrell 11y ago
As the husband of someone who is afraid of these sorts of things, I can tell you that this line of argument would be entirely ineffective. What would be effective? I don't know and I wish I did.
I suspect that I'm just unusually unfazed by things and fundamentally lack the ability to understand the perspective of people for whom bombings like this cause fear. This makes me sad.
- danieltillett 11y agoPeople tend to be over concerned of risks that they feel that they have no control over. This is why the very real risk of driving a car is considered acceptable, but the much lower risk from something like a random pesticide in food is seen as much worse than the risk warrants. Someone like your wife (or husband) needs a way to feel like they are in control. This is hard to do with terrorism hence why it is effective is causing terror despite the absolute risks.
- jqm 11y agoMy SO is scared to death of sharks, alligators and snakes. Always on the lookout. Can hardly go out in the water. Talking on the phone and shuffling through papers while driving is nothing to be concerned with though.
- etrautmann 11y agoThat's actually quite interesting. I've never considered the possibility of genuinely being afraid of terrorists, since it seems like such a statistical impossibility, but I suppose that's not a particularly emotional reaction. I might feel differently if I lived in a commonly targeted city or somewhere outside the US.