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Re:The day I accidentally killed a little boy by LordKano on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @03:00PM (#16109397)
>Is that kind of paranoia productive? Especially considering we are at historically low crime rates.

I balance the likelihood with the potential consequences when making my decision.

For example, logically, I know that there's no danger of contracting anything from sitting on a public toilet seat but I still make a bird's nest when I have to poop in a public place.

Intellectually, I know that the world is now statistically safer than it was when I was a child but I still do not allow my children to roam unsupervised in public places.

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Re:The day I accidentally killed a little boy by CogitoCogito on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @04:09PM (#16110100)
Your first paragraph seems to directly contradict your second and third.
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Re:The day I accidentally killed a little boy by LordKano on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @11:26PM (#16112554)
Extremely low likelihood versus maximum severity of consequence versus moderate likelihood with low severity of consequence.

I choose to guard spend more time being vigilant against the former.

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Re:The day I accidentally killed a little boy by parasubvert on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @11:45AM (#16116446)
That's fair. Another way to look at it is "Fat tail risk".
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