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>Maybe I was lucky to not get severely injured or abducted When the statistics are vastly in one's favor, it isn't luck.

• Aeolun 5mo ago
  I keep telling my wife our son is literally more likely to be hit by lightning than to be snatched by some rando, but somehow that is hard to understand.
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  • ivell 5mo ago
    Not many movies are made on people getting hit by lightning. Perception beats stats and facts.
    • buellerbueller 5mo ago
      yes, feels and vibes beat rationality and science. Is it any surprise the US is backsliding?
      • amanaplanacanal 5mo ago
        Can't tell if it's backsliding or reverting to the mean :(
        • buellerbueller 5mo ago
          probably the same thing, but mine has moral judgment.
      • PearlRiver 5mo ago
        It is funny because we now know that in the 1970s there were far more randos kidnapping people than today. The FBI actually got pretty good at these crimes.
        • buellerbueller 5mo ago
          At least today we have a totally competent and sober FBI Director, and an FBI focused on solving actual crimes. </s>
  • ajmurmann 5mo ago
    Statistically the father is the most likely predator... Not sure if that's actionable.