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>Because wasting time on transpiration also kills, small slices of lost life in parallel. So you're willing to put other people at risk, for an immeasurable ga

>Because wasting time on transpiration also kills, small slices of lost life in parallel. So you're willing to put other people at risk, for an immeasurable gain to yourself? Maybe you should take public transport more, where you can actually do something else while being transported?

dang 9y ago
> So you're Comments here need to follow the HN guideline which asks: "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- KozmoNau7 9y ago
  Based on my experience with other people, both in and out of traffic, that is the most plausible interpretation.
  - dang 9y ago
    That's not what the guideline is asking for. If it were, it would be a no-op, since that would be asking for one's first interpretation, and we get that anyway.
    - KozmoNau7 9y ago
      "Assume good faith" is a tall order, when you have to deal with people everyday.
closeparen 9y ago
Yes. Air travel is quite safe, for example, but not danger-free. We as a society are willing to accept some death here and there so that the rest of us can go on interesting vacations.