I got a package the other day from an online order I had made. My wife asked what it was and I joked and said it might be a bomb, some dust with poison or a virus or something. We laughed at the thought but it got me thinking of all the packages I just open without thinking all the time. I would never know it was a bomb until after it went off in my hands.

    • Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io
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      1 month ago

      And this post says a lot about the human inability to assess various types of risk amongst high / low likelihood and how much damage/benefit a given risk is capable of. Many might think, eee $1M, so good, but cannot project forward, as studies of lottery winners have found, that within a year or two the winner is back at their baseline economic level. But it’s rare the person who thinks, “I can hire a financial manager, to help me with this windfall.”

      • Darkassassin07@lemmy.caEnglish
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        1 month ago

        You’ve won the lottery; obviously your only option is to immediately develop unsustainable spending habits while abandoning all sources of income.

  • sik0fewl@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    If you want to die, walk across the street. You’ll have a much better chance than whatever you’re dreaming up.

  • temporal_spider@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 month ago

    There was a bomber in Texas who murdered several strangers with package bombs left on their doorsteps. He blew himself up just before he was captured. I don’t think we ever got an explanation of his motivation. It’s really rare, but it does happen.

    The fact is that most of us are alive simply because no one has decided to kill us yet. There is no complete safety in this life, so you may as well take reasonable precautions and chill. Enjoy your life.

  • Asafum@feddit.nl
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    1 month ago

    Every package both is and isn’t a bomb until you open it!

    Or something. Idk I never studied physics.