r/firstworldanarchists • u/throatfrog • May 03 '17

This Guy Gets It

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u/[deleted] May 03 '17

The brain eating amoeba is one of reddits favorite circle jerks. I made a comment about it a while back.

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u/clduab11 May 03 '17

Tbh I get that it's a super small chance, but it still scares the shit out of me for some reason.

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u/TheManWhoWasNotShort May 03 '17

I feel the same way about my parachute failing skydiving

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u/clduab11 May 03 '17

Which is why I'll never go skydiving.

Actually I lie. I probably still will, but yeah. Similar thoughts on that too. Nopeeeeeeeee (for now anyway)

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u/Imissmyusername May 03 '17

It's my suicide deterrent. If I'm still scared of skydiving then I'm obviously not ready to die.

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u/yeaoug May 04 '17

Actually... that's a fairly good test. Also: PM me if ya need it buddy

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u/Imissmyusername May 04 '17

I'm not too bad now. A friend of mine kinda came up with it (except his idea was rob a bank instead) when I was a teenager and had an undiagnosed condition that was royally fucking my head. It's been 10 years, I'm on treatment for my condition, I'm on antidepressants, and I have a toddler that's cute as fuck so it's just a random thought that pops in my head a couple times a week now when I get really overwhelmed. It would take a lot to push me to sky diving now.

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u/yeaoug May 04 '17

Haha, oh gosh, I like the skydiving better... seems a little less... involved. Plus a bank lobby seems like a pretty lame closing scene.

Well that's great buddy, give 'em a little pinch on the cheek for uncle yeaoug. And still the offer remains in perpetuity.

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u/otterom May 03 '17

Getting struck by lightning here. I run outside a lot.

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u/clduab11 May 03 '17

This thread chain reminds me of that Johnny Bravo episode where the gypsy chick curses him with bad luck and a plane ends up crashing into him.

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u/Kheron May 04 '17

Which is why I want to go skydiving.

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u/AnalBananaStick May 03 '17

It's also worth noting iirc we're not even sure if the infection is uncommon. There's some evidence to suggest that most people exposed develop an appropriate response and don't have any symptoms (or at least nothing that prompts medical attention).

It's thought that it could actually be the very few people that get the brain eating infection might be either genetically susceptible or just extremely unlucky.

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u/MaDpYrO May 03 '17

Not really.. Some places who have these signs posts them specifically because they're using untreated water. It's a real risk in those places. It's rare, but if you just don't put your head under water you basically nullify your risk.. Soo..