News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Ask HN: Would you fly on a Boeing 737 MAX?.

Re:Ask HN: Would you fly on a Boeing 737 MAX? by aleph_minus_one on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @10:48AM (#39118731)
Honestly, I would be willing to fly, but I also do have a rather risk-affine mindset. So, to me the question is similar to "From a pure risk profile [i.e. ignoring money and regulation issues]: would you go parachuting?", which I would also answer with "yes". I bet that parachuting is much more dangerous than flying on a Boeing 737 MAX.

In short, on a forum where lots of writers could imagine founding a startup, you will find quite some people who are much more risk-affine than what is common in the general population. :-)

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: Would you fly on a Boeing 737 MAX? by rootusrootus on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @11:04AM (#39118964)
> I bet that parachuting is much more dangerous than flying on a Boeing 737 MAX

Most likely. But it's totally worth doing at least once. If nothing else, so you can say you've taken off in a plane more times than you've landed. It's a very unique experience in any case, I totally recommend it.

[ Parent | on HN ]