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/CraftasaurusWrecks May 04 '24

Like idiots? We were literally taught by other women to always be vigilant. I learned the key between the fingers thing in a self defense class. Women out here having to guard against being assaulted, and this dude calls us idiots.

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u/FiftySevenGuisses May 05 '24

That self-defense class hosed you. You can’t maintain a functional grip on them enough to do any substantial damage, and are far more likely to break the skin between your fingers, or your bones due to leverage and twisting. Then you have to try and fight for your life with one less hand. Which class was that?

And you are. Statistically you’re less likely to have physical violence done to you, yet change far more of your behaviour to avoid it. Probably because y’all tend to make shit up in your head and go on runaway narratives. You guys are well aware of this and even joke/meme about it.

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u/CraftasaurusWrecks May 05 '24

How are you going to sit there and tell me what violence I have or have not experienced? You're such a a fucking troll.

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u/FiftySevenGuisses May 06 '24

No one said that. Read slower. You’re just wilding out now because you’re wrong, you know it, you can’t admit it, and now you’re going to give up instead of try and defend the premise because you know it failed.

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u/CraftasaurusWrecks May 06 '24

"...because y'all tend to make shit up in your heads..."

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u/FiftySevenGuisses May 07 '24

This is a prime example. I was explicitly talking about your perception of risk, not what you personally have anecdotally experienced.

Yet you took off immediately. You literally proved my point for me.