Subj : Re: Submarine Deaths
To   : esc
From : Adept
Date : Mon Jun 26 2023 10:47 am

 es>  fu> it's easy to become arrogant when you have repeated success with your
 es>  fu> equipment.. i'm sure every time they returned safely they just though
 es>  fu> "see that was fine" .. probably laughed at the nay-sayers. not anymor
 es> 
 es> It's like someone sucking down a pack of smokes and then saying they
 es> didn't catch lung cancer.

Interestingly, I think both those are both examples of normalcy bias.

Which is a fascinating topic. It's why, when tornado sirens go off, people start asking each other if everything is okay, etc., rather than doing the safe thing.

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