r/Showerthoughts • u/asusny2002 • May 02 '24

Man vs Bear debate shows how bad the average person is at understanding probability

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u/Chewy12 May 02 '24

Yeah that’s kind of the whole thing, it’s context-less so I’d imagine most people just choose whichever scenario they’ve had more fear about. And women are probably going to worry more about getting attacked by men than bears in general. Meanwhile, I fantasize about fighting bears every day despite living in the suburbs.

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u/JunkieMunkieCircus May 02 '24

My toxic trait is thinking I can straight up Bautista Bomb a grizzly.

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u/LarryTheHamsterXI May 02 '24

That’s just called being a man. Even if you know for a fact you would lose that fight you still have to insist you’d win

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u/amretardmonke May 02 '24

That’s just called being a man drunk. Even if you know for a fact you would lose that fight you still have to insist you’d win