> Only you can control how you react to any given idea. this is a bit simplistic. receiving information is a physiological process and not purely a cold and a

> Only you can control how you react to any given idea. this is a bit simplistic. receiving information is a physiological process and not purely a cold and analytical affair. that's why a particularly vicious insult can drive some into a fit of violent irrational rage. > And how common is it for them to drive it into a crowd and kill and injure people? Run the numbers. You're more likely to die from being hit by a meteor, so concern yourself with that instead. there is a tremendous amount security work that contributes to this. many billions of dollars (possibly into the trillions, worldwide). a lot of dissuading machinery in legal and social systems. however you quantify them, the dangers people face are not a simple consequence of unwilling perpetrators.