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> Humans are so awful at statistics. Obsession over tiny insignificant but emotionally charged risks (terrorism, child abduction, nuclear meltdowns, etc.) is ca

• closetnerd 12y ago
  No dude. I think they're just trusting in a sense. Critical people would probably argue its laziness but I disagree. These obsessions aren't there own doings but voiced and argued by the governments in the first place. Its unfortunate, but the only criticism that can be placed on the people is that they should be less trusting of people. And effectively thats saying "its your fault for not knowing there are assholes out there, not the fault of the assholes". Which may or may not be a fact, but its definitely a mind fuck to think about.