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openly_gray t1_j77wvda wrote

Its pretty sad and completely unnecessary. I just don’t get why people would risk life and limbs just for a few upvotes / likes on social media

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hypatiatextprotocol t1_j78k8e0 wrote

Everyone thinks they have an adequate assessment of danger and risk. No one really thinks they're risking life and limb.

And most humans are incredibly driven to feel liked and admired. Whether that's through social media; their looks; owning status symbols; being successful; getting upvotes; etc.

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wecangetbetter t1_j79mch6 wrote

Nothing to do with social media .... but whenever someone sees a cliff, or a giant drop, is there a voice in your head that basically begs you to stand way too close to the edge of it?

It's some Junji Ito Hole in the Wall shit

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WoolDolphin t1_j79r44g wrote

I think its called the "call of the void" or something like that, basically whenever your brain sees something dangerous it starts creating worst case scenarios to warn you of not doing that, but sometimes it just makes you want to do it more since you see yourself doing it

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dirtmother t1_j7hgn7g wrote

Not the same thing exactly, but whenever I see a used condom on the ground, there's a voice in my head that says, "eat it piggy"

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Sensitive_Maybe_6578 t1_j7bl8py wrote

And risk life and limbs of rescuers. So selfish. And his family has to beg for money to get his body home.

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