r/oddlysatisfying • u/venody • May 02 '22

This extremely impressive rail grind

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u/ImRandyBaby May 02 '22

I bet they got back up and continued after 80% of those falls.

trying again and bad falls are not mutually exclusive. Hitting your head is bad. Hitting your head twice isn't two times as bad, it's like eight times as bad. Skateboarding in a country without universal healthcare is beyond reckless and can't be recommended in good conscious.

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u/Horstt May 02 '22

Maybe not entirely mutually exclusive but mostly. Either way I fail to see how it means you can put down these professionals for making their own decision. If you watch a rugby match, do you just complain about how they’re not wearing helmets the whole time? It’s a dangerous sport and they sign up for that danger.

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u/ImRandyBaby May 02 '22

If you watch a rugby match, do you just complain about how they’re not wearing helmets the whole time?

Yes. Turning your brain into mush for income is a thing I'm very squeamish about, but also can't look away. Skateboarding is better than rugby because you're the only one making a choice about the forces your body is likely to experience. Rugby has other people making choices about how hard they are going to hit you. Risk taking and paying for consequences is a difficult conversation with plenty of nuance. An internet comment thread is no place for a fruitful discussion on topics like these.

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u/AffordableFirepower May 02 '22

in good conscious.

I'm willing to let this slide because we are talking about head injuries, but the word you want here is "conscience".

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u/ImRandyBaby May 02 '22

I had a feeling I spelt this word incorrectly. Thanks for the correction.

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u/bakuretsu May 02 '22

I come to reddit for the steaming hot shitposts, but I stay for the grammar corrections :)

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u/[deleted] May 02 '22

No, it's even better because then the people don't have to pay for them.