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Re:Two days in an underwater cave running out of oxygen by Someone on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @03:15AM (#14794809)
The 'choice' isn't between "dull and alive" and "adventurous and dead", but between "dull, 99.9% chance of living to an old age" and "adventurous, 95% chance of living to an old age" (actual percentages for illustration only)

I think many kids, especially those with an adventurous mom/dad, would think "my mom/dad is strong and knows what he is doing, so (s)he won't be in that 5%"

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Re:Two days in an underwater cave running out of oxygen by mseebach on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @11:34AM (#14797342)
The top-GP didn't say "adventurous", they said chasing "adrenaline fix". You can be adventurous without exposing yourself to fatal danger (and you can be an adrenaline fix chaser and be a really, really dull person to be around).

> I think many kids, especially those with an adventurous mom/dad, would think "my mom/dad is strong and knows what he is doing, so (s)he won't be in that 5%"

Not this guy's:

> "My children don't like it much but they don't tell me not to do it," he says.

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Re:Two days in an underwater cave running out of oxygen by jonahx on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @02:05PM (#14798708)
Most adults don't really understand how likely 5% is. You're ascribing a level of mathematical sophistication and risk assessment to children that they simply don't possess -- not even close.
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