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> It perplexes me that there are HN'ers who do not understand the risks involved. I don't think you understand that "risk" doesn't mean "damage"?
by mozumder 10y ago
> It perplexes me that there are HN'ers who do not understand the risks involved.
I don't think you understand that "risk" doesn't mean "damage"?
- alexvoda 10y agoOf course it doesn't. Risk (of an event) is an aggregate of the severity (of said event) and the probability (of that event happening). The damage is just the severity. It is actually irrelevant in this case how risk is actually calculated from these two because almost no one actually calculates it before a plane ride. (Though it is probably calculated for heads of state/royalty/CEOs/etc..)