ShardPhoenix comments on Rationality Quotes: February 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gregconen 01 February 2010 05:50:19PM 16 points [-]

More people are killed every year by pigs than by sharks, which shows you how good people are at evaluating risk.

Bruce Schneier

Comment author: ShardPhoenix 02 February 2010 12:59:24AM 11 points [-]

Presumably not per unit exposure, which is the relevant measure when you're near a pig or shark. If he's talking about abstract worry, then he might have a point.

Comment author: gregconen 02 February 2010 01:16:55AM 3 points [-]

But what's the unit exposure? Does the exposure related to ocean swimming match the exposure of camping in Michigan wilderness? You have a point, though. Of course, most people should worry about neither pig nor shark attacks.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 02 February 2010 07:46:17PM 6 points [-]

I've decided to spend today abstractly worrying about sharks.

Comment author: Cyan 02 February 2010 07:56:59PM 2 points [-]

Fake Jedi sharks, no doubt.

Comment author: thomblake 02 February 2010 08:48:32PM 0 points [-]

Is today silly comment day?

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