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Re:‘That Girl Is Going to Get Herself Killed’ by idiotsecant on Monday January 09, 2023 @12:56PM (#34313414)
This is a really silly take. Parent post didn't say YOU WILL DIE IF YOU EVER GET SHOCKED, FULL STOP.

They said that you can die if you're shocked. If you have a substantial chance of death doing something it's common sense to avoid that thing, especially when it's trivial to do so. If you want to be a manly man who don't need no safety, go for it, but you're setting up a straw man in OP's post and safety awareness in general that isn't there.

Re:‘That Girl Is Going to Get Herself Killed’ by dsfyu404ed on Monday January 09, 2023 @01:46PM (#34314273)
>Parent post didn't say...

Oh please, Officer Do Good who's doing his guest lecture doesn't tell the class that most of those people who's overdose he responded to probably wouldn't have been saved if they eschewed pot. Presenting the edge case as worst case as though it's the common case is lying. Gating it with verbiage designed to make it not provably lying doesn't change that. There's a reason I compared it to DARE. The dishonest messaging is common to both contexts and does more harm than good to the core messaging.

Getting people worried about low voltage or low amperage serves no useful purpose in any context. It is pure manipulative fear peddling of the same level as making people think pot and alcohol are likely to lead to hard drugs.

I'm not saying electricity can't be dangerous. I'm not saying to be cavalier about stuff in general. I'm saying people engaging in dishonest messaging are doing harm by casting shade upon all the people who are preaching similar messages but with honesty.

Re:‘That Girl Is Going to Get Herself Killed’ by idiotsecant on Monday January 09, 2023 @02:44PM (#34314977)
I'm not sure why you're so determined to be outraged about something.