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There’s no bright line. You’re just saying “my understanding of risk is correct, and yours is not”. As an example, driving is a very avoidable risk. Owning or
by goodgrieving 3y ago
There’s no bright line. You’re just saying “my understanding of risk is correct, and yours is not”.
As an example, driving is a very avoidable risk. Owning or spending significant time around pool, too, especially with small children. Nevertheless many would say these are “everyday risks”.
- Simon_O_Rourke 3y agoWearing a seat belt, or attaching a safety rope isn't some subjective gray area of risk though.
- detourdog 3y agoA seatbelt wearing is very similar to sitting in a the seat of a car. Using ropes is very different from no ropes. Rope failure is probably more common than seatbelt failure so the safety margin difference may not be as great.
- fullspectrumdev 3y agoIf your rope fails while climbing, it’s almost always user error (using the wrong gear, using damaged gear, risky placements, etc).
- skeeter2020 3y agoWhat about having airbags? or driving a bigger car than everyone else? or not driving faster than 15, 30, 55, 70? Or not driving at night? Or in the rain or snow? I always wear a setbelt and when I climbed was roped in, but to claim these generally acceptable risk mitigation techniques aren't subjective is just claiming your beliefs are everyone's beliefs. That's not true.