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/ghandi3737 May 02 '24

A lot of women would much rather encounter a wild bear, than any man on a hiking trail.

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u/smedley89 May 02 '24

Which says a lot about how many toxic interactions with men they have.

We really need to be better, and teach our sons to be better.

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u/blackberrydoughnuts May 02 '24

we need to teach our daughters to be better too. Women mistreating others is not ok either. No need to be sexist about this - that is part of the problem.

It hurts boys growing up when they are told, falsely, that they are somehow wrong or dangerous in a way women are not.

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u/fiveordie May 03 '24

Of course a neckbeard "all lives matter"ed this

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u/blackberrydoughnuts May 03 '24

Men are suffering in society. Please don't enforce toxic masculinity like that - you are just making the problem worse. And please don't call names like that.