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That was kind of my take on it...

And many would agree.

I beg to differ. Reduce all of life's risks to the bare minimum and
you end up with a generation of children who grow up to live their
lives on Usenet.

Wolfgang
who would rather see them drown.

wow

Hey, they could grow up to be you.
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which only to a psychopath would think is worse than dead...
Thanks for showing how you would treat those that disagree with you...


Easy, Rick. You and Wolfie are arguing on the same side here. His point was
that IF we reduced all of life's risks the bare minimum, we would end up
with a bunch of fat lazy kids who spend their life on Usenet. This is so
distasteful that he would rather see them do outdoorsy things, take risks,
and sometimes potentially drown. I believe we are in agreement that its
better to take risks (possibly fatal) to hide from them. I know I agree with
that.

When he said "hey they could grow up to be you", he said that in a neutral
was just to bait you. You took it as a condescention, but he meant it as a
veiled compliment: you're a risk taker....they could grow up to be like you.
Your response was precisely the type of misinterpretation that he was hoping
for.

He's a master at this kind of neutral statement that can be taken two ways.
Its fun to watch, if youre not the target.

--riverman
(who KNOWS he's gonna get his comeuppance for this....)