How do you decide what is unduly risky?

May 22, 2019
12:56:53pm

Creekster All-American

Is there some sort of objective test? And do you have to include all relevant risk factors, like age, health, VO2 Max, etc.? I think we should all just live our own lives in the way we think best and not worry about others' choices so much.

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Creekster

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POLL: What are your thoughts on people dying while chasing a thrill?

Game Changer

5/22/19 12:28pm

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Buffalo

5/22/19 12:30pm

thats not what the question was asking.

molodyets

5/22/19 12:31pm

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Buffalo

5/22/19 12:35pm

I think most of us acknowledge the free agency to make our own choices.

Game Changer

5/22/19 12:48pm

It's a fact that they have their choice. Your opinion would be whether its dumb.

molodyets

5/22/19 12:57pm

Get lots of life insurance

Dangerous

5/22/19 12:31pm

many things OP has in mind void your contract.

molodyets

5/22/19 12:31pm

Standard life insurance likely won’t cover death from a mt. Everest climb

RdF3

5/22/19 12:33pm

Natural selection

NOCAL_YFAN

5/22/19 12:32pm

. . . hard at work!

jsaskew

5/22/19 12:32pm

I would never do it, but my passion is not dangerous

JOPE

5/22/19 12:32pm

I’m against it since apostles have spoken out against it

SlantRoute

5/22/19 12:39pm

It’s always sad, but what I really enjoy is dunking on people that just died in an accident. It’s great.

shimmy

5/22/19 12:39pm

I used to be so scared of trying "dangerous" things that I missed out

Kauai

5/22/19 12:42pm

just out of curiosity, how did you know you were >70 mph on skis?

Creekster

5/22/19 12:54pm

gps

lukeskywalker

5/22/19 1:10pm

Correct. Phone ski app that uses GPS. I find the vertical amount skied to be

Kauai

5/22/19 4:48pm

Worry about me & mine, leave the judging up to those who have it in their job description.

foofcoug

5/22/19 12:52pm

I personally think it's selfish especially when a go fund me

hooscoug

5/22/19 12:56pm

How do you decide what is unduly risky?

Creekster

5/22/19 12:56pm

Usually these deaths are accidents. I don't think you're insinuating

Cougarclaw

5/22/19 12:59pm

Who am I to say someone shouldn’t be doing what he or she loves? I’d rather die doing something I enjoy than by many

Texas Hammer

5/22/19 1:01pm

Interesting. Lots of comments about free agency - which wasn't the point of the

Game Changer

5/22/19 1:24pm

And maybe that was part of His plan - to give people the opportunity to NOT pass judgment on another person's decisions.

foofcoug

5/22/19 1:26pm

We are our brother’s keeper and if asked for advice, it’s ok to advise

SlantRoute

5/22/19 1:52pm

Agreed. I bet we would get some very different answers if it were a family

Game Changer

5/22/19 4:54pm

This comment seems.... I dunno.... kind of judgmental?

Game Changer

5/22/19 4:45pm

You really think like that?

pink22

5/22/19 1:33pm

Yeah, I think a healthy person dying way too early while chasing a thrill is

Game Changer

5/22/19 4:43pm

I would think about his wife, kids, etc but imagining he could have been an

pink22

5/22/19 6:57pm

Oh, I see what you mean. Yeah, I guess I just assumed the negative effect on

Game Changer

5/22/19 7:06pm

I think we can overthink how people, or us, pass away.

Texas Hammer

5/22/19 1:42pm

...well, I think it's weird when people say "He died doing what he loved."

Belboz

5/22/19 1:46pm

Free solo rock climbing and wing suiting are a no everything else is OK.

Cobra Venom

5/22/19 2:06pm

Everyone has their own threshold, and I typically don’t judge.

Philosoraptor

5/22/19 2:47pm

Yes. Driving is probably the most dangerous thing any of us will do.

Cobra Venom

5/22/19 4:34pm

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