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>People are notoriously bad at estimating the probability rare but extreme events will happen to them. Yes, people are known to underestimate the likelihood of
by id 12y ago
>People are notoriously bad at estimating the probability rare but extreme events will happen to them.
Yes, people are known to underestimate the likelihood of such events happening to them relative to others.
Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimism_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimism_bias