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This discussion is surreal, really. Can you see the difference between taking a risk on yourself, by your decision, or being forced to take it by decision of ot
by pietrovismara 6y ago
This discussion is surreal, really. Can you see the difference between taking a risk on yourself, by your decision, or being forced to take it by decision of others?
- leetcrew 6y agoevery time you drive a car, you are choosing to increase the risk for others. I believe that is the point of the analogy.
- jjcon 6y agoAgain though... how is this any different than having to commute to work? The thresholds might be different but this is a matter of degree not principle as your inflammatory language suggest.
- pietrovismara 6y agoIt would be the same if, when starting my commute, I knew that today there would be a much higher risk of hurting someone with my car. But then, if my car was defective and I knew about it and caused an accident, wouldn't that be criminal behavior?
- jjcon 6y agoFirst you made a principle argument now you are admitting it is a matter of degrees - regardless you are at risk of hurting someone with your car every time you drive. All one can do is take precautions to a reasonable degree and carry on - that is exactly what Tesla did. Nobody was forced to ‘risk their life’, those who wanted to work were allowed to do so.
- leetcrew 6y agomaybe. driving around while knowing that, say, your tire lug nuts are not properly tightened would possibly be criminally negligent. but there's always stuff you could have done to make your car safer. a lot of it is stuff people know or should know. how many people do you think actually check their tire pressure at least once a month?
- JoeyBananas 6y agoWhen you drive a car, you are taking a chance that you will cause an accident that kills another person