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I think he was talking in absolute terms, not relative. It's not because somebody is worse, that that person is good (or just 'not bad'). To take an extreme an
by roel_v 15y ago
I think he was talking in absolute terms, not relative. It's not because somebody is worse, that that person is good (or just 'not bad').
To take an extreme analogy: if I beat my wife daily, and my neighbor twice a day, does that make my behavior OK?
- quanticle 15y agoBut how do you even quantify recklessness in absolute terms? Recklessness is always relative to the risk tolerance of the society it takes place in. If you go back to even the 1950s, everyone was taking risks that look downright reckless today. But was it reckless for them? No, not really. The risk tolerance was higher, so things that look like unnecessary risks today were accepted as a matter of course.