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The next question: what's the incidence of Covid among base jumpers and cave divers?

• rsynnott 6y ago
  You might expect some difference, but I think people who take steroids for recreational or cosmetic purposes or to cheat at sports are a bit different; base jumpers would generally know and accept that base jumping is dangerous, but do it because they enjoy it, whereas steroid abusers are often self-deluding; they don't acknowledge that it's dangerous at all.
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  • cylon13 6y ago
    That's a lot of broad generalizations about the personalities and intelligence of a lot of different people. It would be more fair to say that with both base jumping and steroid abuse, each person personally find the risk (as they perceive it) worth the potential benefits (as they perceive them). Steroid risks are maybe a bit murkier than the risks of jumping off of things, so it's possible there are more people with inaccurate perceptions of the risks, which might explain your perception of that group.
  • jjeaff 6y ago
    Since base jumping is way more dangerous than steroid use, wouldn't that make base jumpers more deluded?