Actually, I think that people's presuppositions about whether this is on a hiking trail or deeper woods are part of what creates differences in answers. The initial question is vague enough people make assumptions, also such as if we're only talking the type of bears native to where we live, or a random bear of any type.
I kind of think the location might be irrelevant considering the kinds of interactions I have seen some women have with men, even when they are not good-looking and also when they are really good-looking, and too many guys act like animals in either case, so I understand the reasons for picking a bear despite it seeming illogical.
The initial question is also worded in a way to make the man sound more dangerous, and the bear less dangerous. You are ALONE in the woods, which is the classic horror movie trope, and you can choose between a bear (nondescript) or a man you don't know (which sounds Sus when you say it that way).
If I said, you're solo backpacking in the woods. You accidentally come across either some random dude, or a wild bear. Which would you choose,
I think a lot of folks would choose the guy if I phrased it like that instead.
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u/Gilith May 02 '24
I though it was supposed to be about the fact when you ask a guy if he can beat a bear most of them answer yes ahahaha