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Totally disagree, lots of people get utility out of the risk itself, and this is the main theme of the article.
by andysinclair 16y ago
Totally disagree, lots of people get utility out of the risk itself, and this is the main theme of the article.
- jeffmiller 16y agoExample?
- whatusername 16y agoExtreme Sports? Utility from the risk itself is the whole point of Base Jumping.
- jeffmiller 16y agoBase jumping doesn't seem related to the article at hand.
- barrkel 16y agoIt's related to the utility of risk.
- smalter 16y agoi have to agree with the op. i think you can't, e.g. for entrepreneurs, disentangle risk from reward. similarly, with base jumping, risk itself can't be disentangled from the thrill of speed. for instance, i like to snowboard because it gives me the thrill of speed, which is tightly bound up with the sense of being on the edge of control and being out of control.
- chancho 16y agoProbably has more to do with the visceral pleasure of accelleration (cf. amusement parks) than the risk of death. Otherwise Russian Roulette would be a more popular extreme sport. It sure is more accesible.
- gvb 16y agoAmusement parks are filled with people that are there solely to get a thrill out of taking large (albeit simulated) risks. The last time I was at Cedar Point I had the crap scared out of me, even though the logical part of my brain kept reassuring the rest of me that the rides are safe.