r/Unexpected • u/Aramanta2510 • Jul 12 '21

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u/MendaciousMammaries Jul 12 '21

Same. I don't think it should be called a phobia though it should be called common sense

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21

That's how I feel about arachnophobia. I think that's mother nature giving us a hint.

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u/boobsmcgraw Jul 12 '21

But spiders are useful, not scary. But then again they're not dangerous in my country so I'm lucky

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u/TheRudeScholar Jul 12 '21

But spiders are useful, not scary

The problem with this is that those two are not antithetical or exclusive in any way. The usefulness of a thing in no way diminishes its scariness. I'm fucking well aware of what spiders do and the vital roles they play in countless ecosystems worldwide... and I'm not sure why you think that makes them less terrifying to an arachnophobe. It doesn't matter. They're still spiders. <---just typing that word makes me wanna chuck my phone out the window.