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Please don't tell me what I am aware of based on what you choose to ignore. I have moved off golf courses during lightning storms because I knew that I was crea
by cookie_monsta 4y ago
Please don't tell me what I am aware of based on what you choose to ignore. I have moved off golf courses during lightning storms because I knew that I was creating conditions likely to increase my odds of getting struck. I have swum closer to the shore because I know that out in the colder waters past the breakers is where shark attacks happen and because I live in a country where 4 people get attacked (one fatally) in shark attacks every year.
And if either of those things do ever happen, I can guarantee that my last words won't be "but this was statistically improbable!!!"
I agree, it's unlikely. You don't have to wheel out numbers about how unlikely winning the lottery is either. But I know that my chances of getting attacked by a shark in the Costco car park are the same as my chances of winning the lottery without buying a ticket: zero. And if we can't agree that zero is different to one we'll just have to agree to disagree.