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One of the wildest examples of literal survivorship bias I’ve ever heard

• refurb 3y ago
  It's not. Even with their lack of concern around safety the chances of dying in a motor vehicle wreck are almost nil. Like I said, in the West, people are so concerned about safety they loose all sense of relativeness. Saying that "wow, your car doesn't have airbags, you're as good as dead" is a ridiculous statement.
  • tehwebguy 3y ago
    What are you talking about? Hitting your head really hard can permanently injure you, or kill you.
    • refurb 3y ago
      Sure, but what are the chances of getting into a crash where an air bag would make a difference? A million to one? Less? It's not that airbags aren't more safe, it's that they protect you from a risk with a very low probability. Yet people act like you're reckless for driving a vehicle without them. It's a lack of understanding of probabilities. Humans routinely focus on a small risk while ignoring larger risks.