Re:Two days in an underwater cave running out of oxygen
by wfunction on Monday July 17, 2017 @06:52PM
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> That's not what I said.
Says the guy who translated "actively go around risking your life" into "taking risks"?
Re:Two days in an underwater cave running out of oxygen
by pdonis on Monday July 17, 2017 @10:10PM
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What's the difference?
Re:Two days in an underwater cave running out of oxygen
by hueving on Monday July 17, 2017 @10:30PM
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Your life being the thing on the line.
Re:Two days in an underwater cave running out of oxygen
by pdonis on Monday July 17, 2017 @11:35PM
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Since I talked about life insurance, obviously I'm talking about cases where your life is on the line. So does that mean you should never do anything that might get you killed if you have children? Even if you have life insurance?
Re:Two days in an underwater cave running out of oxygen
by hueving on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @03:47AM
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>So does that mean you should never do anything that might get you killed if you have children?
You should probably avoid things that cause life insurance rates to jump up. That's a good barometer for excessive risk.
>Even if you have life insurance?
Parents and money are not substitute goods. Life insurance is helpful for financial security, but it doesn't account for the detriment to being raised by a single parent.
Re:Two days in an underwater cave running out of oxygen
by pdonis on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @12:20AM
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> You should probably avoid things that cause life insurance rates to jump up. That's a good barometer for excessive risk.
That's at least a reasonable criterion. I would be interested to see data on the impact of cave diving on life insurance rates.
> Parents and money are not substitute goods.
I already agreed with that upthread.
Re:Two days in an underwater cave running out of oxygen
by wfunction on Monday July 17, 2017 @10:38PM
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That's more valuably left as an exercise for the reader.
That's not what I said. What I said was that it's not necessarily an argument for not taking risks. You have to balance the risk against the potential cost. That is perfectly compatible with there being a cost that can't be made good with money. And it's also perfectly compatible with minimizing the cost--yes, you can't replace a father with money, but you can make the impact as bearable as possible by ensuring that money is not a problem.