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[–] SCB@lemmy.world 81 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

Brave people push boundaries so that less brave people can read things in books.

Edit: I assume the people downvoting this obvious truth think I'm calling them cowards. I assure you I will be right there with you curled up reading books about caving. Fuck all that.

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Brave people push boundaries, stupid people purposely shove their entire bodies into a hole and die

[–] shasta@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Seriously. He could've shone a flashlight down there and seen it was a death trap before going down

[–] quicksand@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

I think a boroscope is an important tool he didn't use

[–] Rockyrikoko@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I think he was already fucked. His only option was to keep going in hopes a section lay ahead big enough for him to turn around and start crawling out

[–] Willer@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Brave people push boundaries, stupid people purposely shove their entire bodies into a hole and ~~die~~ expect to live

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well, yes, but you can be brave and take precautions at the same time. He wouldn't have died if he'd followed proper caving guidelines.

[–] SCB@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The question posed is "Why do it"

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"Because it's there," I assume. But if you're gonna have a potentially dangerous hobby, you should at least be sure to take the necessary precautions before risking your life.

[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Like having a good life insurance policy that pays out even if you die doing something stupid? And maybe having a fake tooth filled with cyanide so you can go out quickly instead of dying of exposure?

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

People who do this kinda stuff never think they're actually going to die.

[–] spirinolas@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Book title: How I fucked around.

Epilogue:?

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This isnt brave or pushing boundaries.

This is just an imbecile commiting suicide with extra steps.

[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

And yet, here you are reading about it, reading others' thoughts about it, and engaged in a conversation about it.

Think of it like a book club.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Cause the internet loves idiots who get what they deserve for being stupid

has nothing to do with bravery or boundaries.