[–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

Thank you! I honestly get pretty anxious, especially in my dingy little car, going the speed limit.

Completely agree around the "good drivers" fallacy. We're all human - emotional, tired, thinking about other things.

And the risk and consequences of a crash increase disproportionately with speed while the time gain has diminishing returns. So I'm happy getting there 5 mins later after 2 h of driving safely and calmly

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Ok, so what I'm hearing is that you're agreeing with me that it's a silly argument, but for a different reason - that volcano's are devastating and we shouldn't settle for just "less than devastating". Is that right?

    It initially seemed like you were arguing that volcanoes are bigger that I was aware of, and therefore might be more impactful than humans on the environment. But that's probably because people always argue online 😅

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    Yes, but the point is that scaring them now with this idea of the future may help prevent it.

    They think their bunkers will be safe in X years and lots of people are going to ensure they aren't

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Sorry, I don't really check for notifications here. Yeah, I suppose America might have a different culture. Most other "1st world" (i.e. white) countries are relatively similar though in my experience. There seems to be plenty of diverse non-bigoted people around, even if there is a definite shift that way in the average mindset.

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