Originally Posted by
Six jours
Well, firstly, I don't think I've ever seen anyone here write "It won't happen to me". That's just one of Ryda's many constructs. What some of us are
actually writing is "It's so unlikely to happen to me that I'm not going to try protecting against it" - IOW, the same thing we all say about just about everything we do.
As far as "Willing to take the risk", it sounds like too much of an admission to me, like "Yeah, I know it's stupid but I'm going to do it anyway". It's something you would say before trying out an antique parachute, but not something you would say before going into the pool without a life vest.
Secondly, the "correct" attitude, IMO, is
"As long as your decision doesn't affect me or mine, it's not a problem." Anything short of that makes it seem as though we need our nannie's permission before we head out the door
I gather Canadians enjoy that kind of paternalism, but down here in the States...
But that's the "problem" when people are trying to decide whether to wear a helmet or not, they end up reading things like, helmets don't save lives, helmets don't help major head injuries, helmets cause people to have more chance of injuries, helmet actually cause injuries... While there IS a grain of truth in all these statements... there is a lot left out as to when, and how helmets can and do actually help the wearer... I'm willing to "take the risk" of not wearing a helmet walking, jogging, showering, sleeping, because I have decided that the "risk" is low enough, not that there's no risk...
Because, oh I'm ohso good at all these things that nothing will ever happen to me doing these things... doesn't always work out.
I too have seen statements like that.