They don’t understand probability

  • bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    Yeah im one of those. It’d be insanely easy to rob and stab someone on a train or bus, im surprised it doesn’t happen all the time. But I also detest large cities.

    This is more a crime/homeless issue than a car issue imo. A homeless person with nothing to lose is going to stab you for your wallet. If im driving downtown instead of walking, that cant happen.

    • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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      2 days ago

      No, you just get killed in a car accident thirty or forty times for every one time you avoid “a homeless person with nothing to lose”. How can you possibly advocate. It’s downright irresponsible to talk like that.

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        20 hours ago

        Ok, so you actually proved my point, thanks.

        A lot harder for that to happen when youre in a car.

        I love upsetting lemmites when talking about these things because they likely live in 2 million person cities and have no clue how life is outside of them.

        Cars suck in big cities. They’re necessary anywhere that isn’t LA or NY.