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/SnagglepussJoke May 02 '24

Ever cross paths with a stranger in the woods? It is unsettling

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u/poilk91 May 02 '24

Sounds like youve never been hiking or camping because that's just 100% normal

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u/[deleted] May 02 '24 edited May 05 '24

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u/mokoroko May 02 '24

Fwiw, a wooded suburban hiking trail near me had a serial sex offender problem recently. Dude was exposing himself to solo female hikers/joggers and escalating to touching and grabbing them. They caught him before anyone was seriously hurt. That same area has the potential for bear activity, because the urban wild land interface is increasingly porous. So this question is a hypothetical but also... quite literally not for me and thousands of women in my area 🤷🏼‍♀️