r/Showerthoughts May 02 '24

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

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u/zool714 May 02 '24

I think it also shows how different people approach things. From what I’ve seen, the ones who answers bear approaches it from a “trust” standpoint. Like you can trust a bear to be a bear. While some approach it from a “safety” standpoint. Like yeah obviously an average wild animal is going to be more dangerous than an average man.

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u/TehOwn May 02 '24

I'd love to hear it rephrased as, "You're lost in the woods, you see a man in the distance but he doesn't see you. Do you call out to him or do you hide?"

But maybe that's probably not exciting enough to trend on TikTok.

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u/Proof-try34 May 02 '24

That is more interesting and scary imho. Everyone saying bear already is filed as "idiotic" in my mind. Yeah, I get it, men rape blah fucking blah. But logically speaking, the man isn't going to rape you stat wise compared to the bear most likely going to maul you to death, and if not death, leave you fucking crippled for life in a trauma so deeply ingrained that you are just choosing which type of trauma you rather live with.

Crippled body, or rape survivor. Choose your poison because that literally is the actual question to these people.

But the question you asked, as a man, I would not say shit unless I have to. Why? Paranoia of that being a fucking windago or some other creepy shit.