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It’s the same reason why people watch accident compilations on YouTube. It helps you understand why others died, so that you may be able to reduce the chance of
by SnowHill9902 4y ago
It’s the same reason why people watch accident compilations on YouTube. It helps you understand why others died, so that you may be able to reduce the chance of getting into the same situation. Moderate morbid curiosity is healthy in the sense that helps you understand the world without needing first-hand experience which may actually kill you.
- orra 4y ago> It helps you understand why others died, so that you may be able to reduce the chance of getting into the same situation I'd like to clarify this isn't universally true. It's worth noting that in cases of suicide, specifics aren't published, because publishing specifics increases suicides. (I'm not saying this was suicide). But in certain cases, I think you're right. High level information about causes of death in mountaineering can be useful for other mountaineers. And finally, in other cases? I don't think it's relevant.
- googlryas 4y agoIf people were really this rational they would just look at actuarial tables, not individual deaths. People are morbidly curious, but I think it is just to see whether he brought it upon himself(drug overdose, suicide, heart disease in a fat person, drunk driving, etc), or whether it is something they should mourn for (cancer, heart disease in a non-fat person, killed by drunk driver, etc).
- SnowHill9902 4y agoIt’s precisely not rational. It’s an evolutionarily successful behavior.
- hammyhavoc 4y agoI never watch anything like that and wasn't aware they even existed. Wtf?