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Ok, but at least we didn't manufacture that comet.

DoreenMichele 3y ago
Right. It's so much less deadly when it wasn't the product of suicidally stupid choices by humans. What's really funny is this flies in the face of typical human patterns of behavior where we obsess about longshot disasters we can't control, like catastrophic plane wrecks, and go "meh" about things that are much more likely that we can control, like the much higher risk of dying or being maimed in a car wreck.
- namaria 3y ago
  > and go "meh" about things that are much more likely that we can control, like the much higher risk of dying or being maimed in a car wreck. I don't known about you but I look both ways when crossing streets. I have never bothered to try and protect myself from crashes during flights.
  - WesolyKubeczek 3y ago
    Like, never checked the safety brochures, or looked if the safety vests are where they are supposed to be, or never listened to preflight safety instructions? I always do that, and also try to book seats close to exits.
    - mrexroad 3y ago
      I mean out of boredom, or being a captive audience, yes I’ve watched… but I’ve never selected an airplane seat based on reducing risk in event of an emergency or crash. Or checked for the vest. I do however verify my safety situation when I’m in automobiles. Same escalation of risk/control applies to me when on a bicycle as well.
- AlecSchueler 3y ago
  > Right. It's so much less deadly I think the point was more that it makes sense to worry about something of our own creation which we have, at least in theory, some control over and power to change, than about something that comes from outside with more force than we can handle.
- trickstra 3y ago
  > where we obsess about longshot disasters we can't control Wait, you seriously think a comet impact in the next 100 years is much more likely than mass extinction from warming planet? Comet impact IS the longshot disaster we can't control, and you are the one obsessing about it. Fossil fuels, and all the reasons why we don't just stop digging them up today, are totally in our control, and the time is ticking.
  - DoreenMichele 3y ago
    No. That's the opposite of what I said.
midnitewarrior 3y ago
No, but since there's water on that comet, Nestle will attempt to get the water rights to bottle and sell it under the "Cosmic Springs" brand.
- inhumantsar 3y ago
  Not going to lie, if Nestle dragged an iceball into orbit and started landing pallets of this Cosmic Springs bottled water, I would absolutely buy two.

Right. It's so much less deadly when it wasn't the product of suicidally stupid choices by humans. What's really funny is this flies in the face of typical human patterns of behavior where we obsess about longshot disasters we can't control, like catastrophic plane wrecks, and go "meh" about things that are much more likely that we can control, like the much higher risk of dying or being maimed in a car wreck.

namaria 3y ago
> and go "meh" about things that are much more likely that we can control, like the much higher risk of dying or being maimed in a car wreck. I don't known about you but I look both ways when crossing streets. I have never bothered to try and protect myself from crashes during flights.
- WesolyKubeczek 3y ago
  Like, never checked the safety brochures, or looked if the safety vests are where they are supposed to be, or never listened to preflight safety instructions? I always do that, and also try to book seats close to exits.
  - mrexroad 3y ago
    I mean out of boredom, or being a captive audience, yes I’ve watched… but I’ve never selected an airplane seat based on reducing risk in event of an emergency or crash. Or checked for the vest. I do however verify my safety situation when I’m in automobiles. Same escalation of risk/control applies to me when on a bicycle as well.
AlecSchueler 3y ago
> Right. It's so much less deadly I think the point was more that it makes sense to worry about something of our own creation which we have, at least in theory, some control over and power to change, than about something that comes from outside with more force than we can handle.
trickstra 3y ago
> where we obsess about longshot disasters we can't control Wait, you seriously think a comet impact in the next 100 years is much more likely than mass extinction from warming planet? Comet impact IS the longshot disaster we can't control, and you are the one obsessing about it. Fossil fuels, and all the reasons why we don't just stop digging them up today, are totally in our control, and the time is ticking.
- DoreenMichele 3y ago
  No. That's the opposite of what I said.

midnitewarrior 3y ago

No, but since there's water on that comet, Nestle will attempt to get the water rights to bottle and sell it under the "Cosmic Springs" brand.

inhumantsar 3y ago
Not going to lie, if Nestle dragged an iceball into orbit and started landing pallets of this Cosmic Springs bottled water, I would absolutely buy two.