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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Everyone wants to get to their point B, ad they are all statistically pretty sure you are not as good a driver as you think you are.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

okay but what if I'm, like, really sure I'm good? or I just want it so so so so so so bad?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

you want it so so so so so bad that you don't care if other people die in the process?

We have terms for when one goes on with that, such as "crime", and it's penalized.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

okay but no, because: what if im special so it's fine?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you were so sure you are special, and by some divine grace it happened that you were actually right, you are actually that special a driver, then if/when you still run someone over that goes into the field of something like superheroics logistics / insurances or "natural disaster" insurance I guess.

The problem there becomes, to turn back the analogy to the real case being discussed, how do you compensate someone for being born.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

okay but like what if I'm really sure I'm special, and have no concept of it not being fine? and besides I'm a great driver, so you're actually bad for insulting me with a speed limit. how dare you. besides; it's probably fine.