The red warning light on Richard Branson’s space flight

Re:The red warning light on Richard Branson’s space flight by aaroninsf on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @05:14PM (#28385583)

I would unpack "gutsy" with its overtones of grudging admiration, into a lot harsher terms related to toxic narcissism and what amounts to a pissing contest between competitive men.

I suspect there is a natural evolutionary curb on the somewhat sociopathic qualities at work, whereby bravado is kept in some check by self-culling being commonplace.

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Re:The red warning light on Richard Branson’s space flight by HPsquared on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @05:40PM (#28385833)

If something has positive side-effects, can it be called toxic?

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Re:The red warning light on Richard Branson’s space flight by JohnFen on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @06:13PM (#28386177)

Of course. Plenty of toxic things that you want to avoid have positive side-effects. Including chemical toxins.

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Re:The red warning light on Richard Branson’s space flight by liamwire on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @06:21PM (#28386251)

I’d like to submit Botox as an example that, yes, it can be.

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