> Why do we think that way when we're young, that we're immune to damage? What changes? We've evolved this way — not just humans, but mammals in general, and p

> Why do we think that way when we're young, that we're immune to damage? What changes? We've evolved this way — not just humans, but mammals in general, and probably other species too. Risk-taking when young is adaptive for the community, if not always for the individual. If no one ever hunts in the place where a tiger was once seen, how will the tribe ever find out that the tiger has moved on?