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• MotoAsh@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s not yet more dangerous than most other modes of travel.

  It’s just more dangerous than it needs to be thanks to capitalist “innovation”.

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• sxan@midwest.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I know a (retired) guy who used to be an engineer designing commercial airliners. He, too, categorically refused to fly.

  Makes ya think.

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  • MotoAsh@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Part of it could just be the survivability. A lot of people get REALLY turned off of ideas if the result can be terrible death, even to the point of having something like a phobia of risk in general. Like some won’t ride a motorcycle even if it’s just down the street once.

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    • Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Maybe it’s a phobia for me. I know, statistically, it’s the safest way to travel. But I hate having no control over my fate. Plane improperly maintained causes the flight I’m on to crash into the mountains? No thanks. I know it’s extremely irrational but it is still terrifying to me.

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      • Zink@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        But people die every day in cars due to somebody else’s actions and/or poor maintenance.

        Place crashes are very memorable and flashy though.

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      • MotoAsh@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I agree. The situation is already dangerous enough without those in charge cutting corners for profit…

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    • Shapillon@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Wouldn’t it technically be a phobia of danger rather than risk?

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      • MotoAsh@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        No idea. They’re related words, but I would say it should be the more generic term. Danger to my mind implies a specific thing. Like spinning blades that you could accidentally touch, or a driver not watching the road. Danger is exposure to a specific risk, so it’s just a matter of opinion on how “dangerous” something like a plane is beyond the stats.

        and the stats say it’s highly safe. You just might have a terrible end you’ll see coming if you lose the lottery.

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