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> but you really don't know what could happen at any given moment, and need to phone emergency services. This is not paranoia (well maybe it is), but paranoia d

> but you really don't know what could happen at any given moment, and need to phone emergency services. This is not paranoia (well maybe it is), but paranoia doesn't work retroactively, you have to be proactively paranoid. It would be nice to not live that way sometimes you know? There are places where people aren’t conditioned to feel that way.

evilduck 4y ago
You make it sound sinister like you’re expecting to be mugged, but I’ve called 911 on behalf of others by being the first to come across their roadside accident 2 different times in my life, and the first one wouldn’t have been able to call themselves due to injuries. Not having a phone would have meant leaving the scenes, driving to the next exit and finding a gas station or house, explaining there was an accident and pleading to use the phone, drawing out their time sitting injured on the roadside by several minutes before emergency services were even notified. I’ve also been the first to report tree limbs blocking roads and a water main that burst to non-emergency lines, again expediting services to fix them and reducing inconvenience overall. I’ve never felt like this was some conditioning of paranoia, only that I was enabled to help in ways that I wasn’t able to 20 years ago.
id 4y ago
You know, medical emergencies are a thing. You could always come across someone that needs help.
- varjag 4y ago
  Freak attacks are a thing too. Dumb to go out without concealed gun.
  - seattle_spring 4y ago
    That's about as relevant as claiming you should carry rattlesnake antivenom because you might come across someone recently bit.
    - varjag 4y ago
      Well exactly. Same goes for cellphones, with a slightly better probability.
karencarits 4y ago
You could read his post as him living with constant threats of victimization (this is how I read your comment) but it applies equally well to medical emergencies. I happened to be in such a situation once and it was stressful enough with medical guidance on the phone and assurances that the ambulance was on its way I will not risk to have to face such a situation alone or have to leave a person in distress just to call for help
hooande 4y ago
I always bring my phone in case I'm in a traffic accident and need to call someone to pick me up or let them know I'm going to the hospital
- mashtastic 4y ago
  I understand how annoying stalking on the HN forum must be — I have literally 1 question about YC application (it's NOT "Can you revise the whole thing?") would be insanely forever grateful if you'd come down and talk to me NB my email is in profile

evilduck 4y ago

You make it sound sinister like you’re expecting to be mugged, but I’ve called 911 on behalf of others by being the first to come across their roadside accident 2 different times in my life, and the first one wouldn’t have been able to call themselves due to injuries. Not having a phone would have meant leaving the scenes, driving to the next exit and finding a gas station or house, explaining there was an accident and pleading to use the phone, drawing out their time sitting injured on the roadside by several minutes before emergency services were even notified. I’ve also been the first to report tree limbs blocking roads and a water main that burst to non-emergency lines, again expediting services to fix them and reducing inconvenience overall. I’ve never felt like this was some conditioning of paranoia, only that I was enabled to help in ways that I wasn’t able to 20 years ago.

id 4y ago

You know, medical emergencies are a thing. You could always come across someone that needs help.

varjag 4y ago
Freak attacks are a thing too. Dumb to go out without concealed gun.
- seattle_spring 4y ago
  That's about as relevant as claiming you should carry rattlesnake antivenom because you might come across someone recently bit.
  - varjag 4y ago
    Well exactly. Same goes for cellphones, with a slightly better probability.

karencarits 4y ago

You could read his post as him living with constant threats of victimization (this is how I read your comment) but it applies equally well to medical emergencies. I happened to be in such a situation once and it was stressful enough with medical guidance on the phone and assurances that the ambulance was on its way I will not risk to have to face such a situation alone or have to leave a person in distress just to call for help

hooande 4y ago

I always bring my phone in case I'm in a traffic accident and need to call someone to pick me up or let them know I'm going to the hospital

mashtastic 4y ago
I understand how annoying stalking on the HN forum must be — I have literally 1 question about YC application (it's NOT "Can you revise the whole thing?") would be insanely forever grateful if you'd come down and talk to me NB my email is in profile