The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoIt's frankly amazing that these two emotions can be reconciled long enough for anyone to find love.startrek.websiteimagemessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1943arrow-down122
arrow-up1921arrow-down1imageIt's frankly amazing that these two emotions can be reconciled long enough for anyone to find love.startrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square96fedilink
minus-squareAnalogyAddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down3·11 months agoNot true. It’s a risk analysis. The risk may be high, but some women still think the potential benefit is worth it. It’s why so many people still play the lottery.
minus-squareWhiteHawk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down6·11 months agoBut the risk isn’t high. Sure, it happens, but for any arbitrary person the chance to be murdered on a date is pretty much 0.
minus-squareAnalogyAddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down2·edit-211 months agoThe risk is high in consequences, not frequency. Besides, murder isn’t the only risk, you know.
minus-squareSpuddlesv2@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·11 months agoSo… it’s the same chances as winning the lottery then.
Not true. It’s a risk analysis. The risk may be high, but some women still think the potential benefit is worth it.
It’s why so many people still play the lottery.
But the risk isn’t high. Sure, it happens, but for any arbitrary person the chance to be murdered on a date is pretty much 0.
The risk is high in consequences, not frequency.
Besides, murder isn’t the only risk, you know.
So… it’s the same chances as winning the lottery then.