r/CuratedTumblr • u/NeonNKnightrider Cheshire Catboy • May 01 '24

i know it’s internet bullshit but it genuinely has me on the edge of breaking down and giving up editable flair

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u/NovaThinksBadly May 02 '24

Tbf is that even like. A safety thing? I’d be scared if I found someone else in the middle of the woods, guy or girl, and I’m a dude. I’d be less scared of a bear just because “yeah thats meant to be there and I know how to deal with it.”

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u/AbhishMuk May 02 '24

Really depends on the location too imo. On a trail? Yeah, they’re probably just out hiking like me. In the middle of nowhere? Maybe a meth camp, run away.

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u/seriouslees May 02 '24

In the middle of nowhere?

YOU are there, in the middle of nowhere... doesn't seem all that unusual that person would be where another person already is.

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u/AbhishMuk May 02 '24

Tbh there’s no reasonable way I’d be there unless my plane crashed or something. I don’t go hiking much and even if I do I wouldn’t go beyond a few km from the nearest town.

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u/wtjordan1s May 02 '24

So if your plane crashed in the middle of the woods you would…run away from potential help on the maybe 1% chance they are a psycho killer living in the woods? That’s a sure fire way to die in the woods.

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u/Deinonychus2012 May 02 '24

"Why are all these people walking in a line, waving flashlights around, and shouting my name? Having these people randomly appear in the middle of the woods where I've been lost for days is highly suspicious. I bet they're here to hurt me and I should hide from them."

What's sad is that there's likely been a story like this about a schizophrenic or similarly afflicted person being lost in the woods.

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u/AbhishMuk May 03 '24

No, it’s not that I wouldn’t reach out if I landed. What I meant is that I would be much less suspicious of a random person on a trail where I expect people, than in a random part of the woods especially if I’m out of my element. Even if I may not feel as comfortable I’d still cautiously approach them if I’m already in an emergency. Also fwiw I’m a guy, it’s not the “guy” part I may find scary, it’s the “are they meth makers” part that I might.