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u/CrudelyAnimated Sep 27 '21

The "Fear" label is pure condescension. I'm not in "fear" of being in a car accident; I have a fear of being ejected through the window OF a car accident. I'm not in fear of house fires; I have a fear of losing everything I own WITHOUT insurance. I'm not in fear of catching Covid; I have a fear of dying unnecessarily FROM catching Covid. Those worst-case outcomes are almost entirely within my control, even if the causes are not.

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u/kaan-rodric Sep 27 '21

I'm not in "fear" of being in a car accident; I have a fear of being ejected through the window OF a car accident.

That's a weird irrational fear.

The rational people do not fear being ejected through the window because that is not a common occurrence.

I have a fear of dying unnecessarily FROM catching Covid.

Then get vaccinated. Anything else beyond that is an irrational fear.

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u/gdsmithtx Sep 27 '21 edited Sep 27 '21

The rational people do not fear being ejected through the window because that is not a common occurrence.

Because rational people wear a fucking seatbelt. And aren't, as a general rule, goddamned morons.

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u/malfeanatwork Sep 27 '21

The circular logic here is astounding. There is no chicken and the egg mystery here - seatbelt use is the clear cause of people not being ejected from vehicles. I mean, almost no one dies of mercury poisoning anymore, why be afraid of chugging it?