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> Acceptable levels of risk are part of everyday life, and we're certainly not going "there's a nonzero risk so I refuse to do it" every time you cross the road
by WWLink 5y ago
> Acceptable levels of risk are part of everyday life, and we're certainly not going "there's a nonzero risk so I refuse to do it" every time you cross the road or leave the house, is there?
Sure but at the same time, I don't go "hey let's do some donuts in the middle of the freeway! There aren't that many cars around right now!" or go driving without my seatbelt on or whatever.
Edit: I also don't fly kites in thunder storms.
- esyir 5y agoSure, but I'm pretty sure that handshakes are pretty low on the risk side of things. Moreover, this is a response to >I don't mind shaking hands but, from a medical perspective it seems like a tradition that would best be left in the past. I simply dislike the use of a "medical" justification here, as it feels more like an appeal to misleading statistics than anything else.