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No, it's part of human nature to be concerned about threats to ourselves above almost everything else. It's not only natural, but it's probably not possible to
by Accujack 7y ago
No, it's part of human nature to be concerned about threats to ourselves above almost everything else. It's not only natural, but it's probably not possible to fully turn off this tendency.
Claiming that people should automatically be as concerned about being a danger to others as they are about danger to themselves is a nice thought... the world would be a good place if that was the way things worked... but it's not. Even the most educated and enlightened people put their own safety first and the threat to others second, because we're all human.
- deschutes 7y agoI think a credible threat of serious punishment would go a long way. Unfortunately the justice system and police have completely abdicated any responsibility they might have there. Maybe instead of attempting to find fault we should roll the dice in accordance with the speed vs lethality tables whenever a driver hits something with another person in it. Sorry Jim, we're going to have to kill you today. The simulation says you drove right into the maw of a redwood chipper. That's basically what it feels like using a mode of transportation that carries a high risk of death in a collision.
- SketchySeaBeast 7y agoSo can we rationalize hitting pedestrians in the same way?