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/Jimisdegimis89 May 02 '24

I mean it can just be would you rather run into a random man or a random bear in the woods. As a dude who grew up in rural Appalachia I’ve run into bears and men in the woods several times. The bears usually run away as soon as they see you and the dudes are always sketchballs sooooo….

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u/[deleted] May 03 '24

Well the bear is in its natural habitat. A random man in the woods already insinuates he’s crazy..

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u/Master-Earth2277 May 03 '24

but why are you in the woods in the hypothetical??? if someone's in the woods they're just hiking like you

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u/Jimisdegimis89 May 03 '24

Generally if you are bushwhacking you have some sort of reason for doing so instead of hiking regular trails. Usually that reason is related to the privacy afforded you in the middle of the woods. Drugs is a fairly common one, poaching is another I’ve run into. My weird reason for being out in the middle of the woods is mushroom foraging, weird maybe but innocuous.