Comment on Hang in there.
sxan@midwest.social 8 months agoI know a (retired) guy who used to be an engineer designing commercial airliners. He, too, categorically refused to fly.
Makes ya think.
Comment on Hang in there.
sxan@midwest.social 8 months agoI know a (retired) guy who used to be an engineer designing commercial airliners. He, too, categorically refused to fly.
Makes ya think.
MotoAsh@lemmy.world 8 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.
Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world 8 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.
Zink@programming.dev 8 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.
MotoAsh@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I agree. The situation is already dangerous enough without those in charge cutting corners for profit…
Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Exactly
Shapillon@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Wouldn’t it technically be a phobia of danger rather than risk?
MotoAsh@lemmy.world 8 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.