02-14-2018, 11:46 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-15-2018, 12:28 AM by Pheidippides.)
I don't think anyone here is condoning or celebrating the behaviour; they are agreeing with you in principle that it is a silly choice and risk to take.
They disagree on the magnitude of the risk which you ascribe to this particular risk.
10x that number (~500) will die of the influenza this, and every, year in Canada
40x that number (~2,300) will die in motor vehicle crashes this, and every year in Canada
That doesn't stop you or others from weighing those odds and choosing to expose yourself to risk factors associated with those and others causes of death. Every choice involves some degree of risk taking and it is learning to evaluate risk clearly that is most helpful in harm reduction. There is a growing body of research that shows over-protecting children at a young age from risk taking actually results in stunted risk evaluation and greater risk taking in older ages. Allowing and helping children to learn to evaluate different situations and process their environments on their own, in controlled settings, is actually the better teacher than simply preaching "thou shall not!"
Can we get back to Ion talk please and thank-you?
I hope when the spring comes someone will go out and photograph the Ion stations from the same angles as the original renders and put photos and renders side-by-side to see how close the original concept was to reality.
Also, does anyone ever see any infill station opportunities on the phase one line? I thought that depending how that new conference centre (Open Sky?) on Ardelt does and what else goes up in the industrial area (maybe a hotel on Overland?) that a stop could be inserted immediately south of the expressway at Ardelt/Overland. It would be fairly close to the existing Mill station, but no closer than stop distances in downtown/uptown areas.
They disagree on the magnitude of the risk which you ascribe to this particular risk.
10x that number (~500) will die of the influenza this, and every, year in Canada
40x that number (~2,300) will die in motor vehicle crashes this, and every year in Canada
That doesn't stop you or others from weighing those odds and choosing to expose yourself to risk factors associated with those and others causes of death. Every choice involves some degree of risk taking and it is learning to evaluate risk clearly that is most helpful in harm reduction. There is a growing body of research that shows over-protecting children at a young age from risk taking actually results in stunted risk evaluation and greater risk taking in older ages. Allowing and helping children to learn to evaluate different situations and process their environments on their own, in controlled settings, is actually the better teacher than simply preaching "thou shall not!"
Can we get back to Ion talk please and thank-you?
I hope when the spring comes someone will go out and photograph the Ion stations from the same angles as the original renders and put photos and renders side-by-side to see how close the original concept was to reality.
Also, does anyone ever see any infill station opportunities on the phase one line? I thought that depending how that new conference centre (Open Sky?) on Ardelt does and what else goes up in the industrial area (maybe a hotel on Overland?) that a stop could be inserted immediately south of the expressway at Ardelt/Overland. It would be fairly close to the existing Mill station, but no closer than stop distances in downtown/uptown areas.
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.