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This is one of those lies right up there with "the box cutter and the step stool are the most dangerous tools" Frequency/exposure matters. A lot of people swi
by dsfyu404ed 4y ago
This is one of those lies right up there with "the box cutter and the step stool are the most dangerous tools"
Frequency/exposure matters. A lot of people swim. Not a lot of people choose the more extreme hike that's borderline on rock climbing.
The danger of the typical or average swim is basically nil. Worrying about it other than just knowing there's baseline danger (that you can amplify by poor decisions if you choose to, but same goes for everything in life).
- sixstringtheory 4y agoIt's more obvious how a cliff is dangerous versus a seemingly calm body of water. Thus people are less wary about water, and more people die that way. It's not a lie, because the results are the results. And spreading awareness of the outcomes is about reducing the exposure that you mentioned, especially amongst the unprepared/unskilled.