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Reddit user Michaelrays asked: 'What is something that is way less dangerous than people think it is?'

Why do people fear the unknown?

It's a phenomenon that continues to elude us and drives some people to have preconceived notions that drive them to behave in ways that can be regretful.

But it turns out that many of the things in life that we cower over are actually harmless.


Curious to hear examples of these, Redditor Michaelrays asked:

"What is something that is way less dangerous than people think it is?"

There's not much to fear about traveling.

Getting From Point A To B

"Public transportation. It’s insanely safe by number of miles traveled and most of the security issues come with too few people using it."

– DeLaRey

Caribbean Vortex

"The Bermuda Triangle, particularly with modern navigation equipment."

– Chairchucker

"Man, I was so stressed about the Bermuda Triangle when I was a kid. It didn't matter I was living thousands of miles away."

– whatissevenbysix

Air Travel

"Flying"

– Ok_Distance9511

"Me with a terrible fear of planes, hoping to god that flying would be the top comment for my own peace. Thank you haha"

– Mojavecowgirl

Statistics Prove...

"It’s crazy because I totally get the statistics and how insanely astronomically unlikely it is to die in a plane crash but I still need a mg of Lorazepam to get on a plane."

– AtG8605

We were so easily influenced as kids.

Avoiding Stomach Cramps

"Swimming after eating - I used to fully believe I would drown in seconds if I didn’t wait a full hour before getting back in the water."

– Kind_Lettuce580

Gimme Something Good To Eat

"Trick or treating on Halloween. Kids are not getting poisoned by candy from strangers."

– Fishercat5000

Ruined Holiday

"You know, I hate this so bad because Halloween is the best holiday."

"It's a community experience, and it all happens with surprisingly little planning or organization. The kids and their parents go out and interact with their community in a very casual way. Something real special about that, we just don't have events where everybody in the neighborhood comes together like this, it's socially healthy to participate in shared experiences with people near you."

"But then the poisoned candy thing comes in - stay home, don't trust your neighbors, don't be social, stay home and be afraid. I hate it, this represents a great deal of what is wrong with everything."

– Catshit-Dogfart

Leaving The Bait

"Leaving your foot hanging out of the bed covers."

– Frozenlime

"Nice try, monster under the bed"

– Aneryn111
 

Redditors dissect how we view others.

Stranger Danger

"Strangers. Most of the violent crimes you hear happen between acquaintances."

– el_monstruo

"I grew up in the 80s. The message was 'stranger danger' 24/7. Above all: don't get into a car with someone you don't know. Then moving into the internet age, the addendum '...with someone you met online.'"

"Fast forward to today...I summon an Uber to do just that."

– BertramScudder

The Lonely

"People who have no/few friends"

"Most of the time they're either weird, shy, socially awkward, quiet, or simply just prefer to be alone."

– RadiantHC

The Quiet Ones

"Yeah I never understood how kids go from picking on someone for reading rather than disrupting the class to doubling down when they continue to be quiet because most of their social interactions have been bullies. Sometimes quiet is just being unproblematic."

– Industrialpainter89

When I was a kid, roller coasters genuinely freaked the mud outta me.

Watching passengers willingly going on a speeding ride vehicle that makes them scream in terror? I didn't get it.

I avoided riding Space Mountain at Disneyland because I heard it was a roller coaster in the dark. That's even worse.

I finally caved to peer pressure and went on Space Mountain when I was 15, and I fell in love with the ride.

After exiting the attraction building, I was so mad at myself for letting my fear get the best of me, leading me to miss out on all the times I could have ridden the ride when I was tall enough.


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