The Enduring Myth of Stranger Danger

Re:The Enduring Myth of Stranger Danger by jlawson on Thursday February 18, 2021 @02:48AM (#26177134)

Disagree, there is a >0 number of stranger child abductions we should expect with optimal policies.

Same as there is a >0 number of car crash deaths with optimal policy. And a >0 amount of rat droppings in our food.

And in your personal life, a >0 chance of dying of avoidable accident.

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Re:The Enduring Myth of Stranger Danger by jay_kyburz on Thursday February 18, 2021 @04:30PM (#26185890)

I was not arguing that we should make laws or set policy. I was just saying, wow, 100 kids a year taken!

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Re:The Enduring Myth of Stranger Danger by rosstex on Thursday February 18, 2021 @02:54AM (#26177187)

This ain't LessWrong, I'm allowed to complain about a single child abduction as a stain on humanity. But yes, I appreciate your math.

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Re:The Enduring Myth of Stranger Danger by Anon1096 on Thursday February 18, 2021 @04:06AM (#26177597)

You're allowed to complain about anything but that doesn't mean they are good complaints.

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Re:The Enduring Myth of Stranger Danger by rosstex on Thursday February 18, 2021 @05:23PM (#26186590)

If the head of a self-driving car company exclaimed "100 car accident deaths per year is too many," we wouldn't say his opinion is wrong, we'd be throwing money at it. It's just that, an opinion.

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