I will paraphrase a truism: statistics are irrelevant to the affected individual. Looking back at my own childhood, I recognize that things could have turned ou

I will paraphrase a truism: statistics are irrelevant to the affected individual. Looking back at my own childhood, I recognize that things could have turned out very differently partially because I was fairly free range. But lets say that I buy that world-view ( I don't ). How would you define odds of something nefarious happening? I am asking as we are already experiencing a heavy dose of 'do not trust your eyes and ears -- everything is awesome.. on paper'. I might be setting you up a bit, but I am genuinely curious how you perceive the current situation.