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> they are willing to go into the unknown But how is it the unknown if anyone with half a brain can predict what will happen to them? > these people actually

> they are willing to go into the unknown But how is it the unknown if anyone with half a brain can predict what will happen to them? > these people actually lived in these places and experienced these things in a way the vast majority of modern humanity never will That is true, but it is not like the only way to experience the wilderness is by being reckless. There is a ton of people enjoying this kind of thing without getting bears killed for no good reason.

jstanley 2y ago
Being reckless and going off unprepared is a different type of experience. You can't have the same experience if you come prepared. Yes, you might die, but while you're alive you're really living. I'm quite comfortable living an ordinary comfortable life and preparing in advance for novel experiences, but I'm glad some people throw caution to the wind and chance it. It takes all sorts to make the world.
- EdwardDiego 2y ago
  > Yes, you might die, but while you're alive you're really living. You're very privileged to be able to think this way. And very naïve. A lot of people in our world spend a lot of time trying not to die, and they don't think, "wow, this is really living" while they're scrabbling for survival. I've been in a few situations where death was close and I don't think "wow, I was really living then". At best I thought "well that fucking sucked", at worst I spent years recovering from PTSD. > Yes, you might die, but while you're alive you're really living. Now this is pod-racing. I'm sorry you feel you've been missing out by living a safe and comfortable life, but you really haven't missed out at all. But shit, just go skydiving or mountaineering, get this weird mindset out of your system.
  - jstanley 2y ago
    There's a big difference between putting yourself in a dangerous situation by choice and being in one out of necessity.
- yard2010 2y ago
  That's not "really living", what you're talking about takes time, and people like these are often really short of it.

jstanley 2y ago

Being reckless and going off unprepared is a different type of experience. You can't have the same experience if you come prepared. Yes, you might die, but while you're alive you're really living. I'm quite comfortable living an ordinary comfortable life and preparing in advance for novel experiences, but I'm glad some people throw caution to the wind and chance it. It takes all sorts to make the world.

EdwardDiego 2y ago
> Yes, you might die, but while you're alive you're really living. You're very privileged to be able to think this way. And very naïve. A lot of people in our world spend a lot of time trying not to die, and they don't think, "wow, this is really living" while they're scrabbling for survival. I've been in a few situations where death was close and I don't think "wow, I was really living then". At best I thought "well that fucking sucked", at worst I spent years recovering from PTSD. > Yes, you might die, but while you're alive you're really living. Now this is pod-racing. I'm sorry you feel you've been missing out by living a safe and comfortable life, but you really haven't missed out at all. But shit, just go skydiving or mountaineering, get this weird mindset out of your system.
- jstanley 2y ago
  There's a big difference between putting yourself in a dangerous situation by choice and being in one out of necessity.
yard2010 2y ago
That's not "really living", what you're talking about takes time, and people like these are often really short of it.