Comments on: Paranoia http://brillianter.com/2009/05/paranoia/ Like your ideas, only brilliant...er Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:46:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Linoge http://brillianter.com/2009/05/paranoia/comment-page-1/#comment-2523 Linoge Sat, 30 May 2009 16:51:16 +0000 http://brillianter.com/?p=1120#comment-2523 As usual, you have managed to hit the nail squarely on the head. I would only add that in addition to those who would be willing to actively do us harm to further their own purposes, there are also those individuals who would keep us from being able to protect ourselves, simply due to their innate fear of inanimate objects. Personally, I find the latter group of people to be considerably more distasteful than the former. Just as I have a fire extinguisher in my kitchen (but do not plan on having a fire there), just as I wear my seatbelt (but never intend on getting in a car accident), just as I wear the proper PPE at work (but never want to have to test it personally), I will also do what I can to keep my family and I safe and secure from other people, not just other accidents. And, whe you get right down to it, malicious individuals can cause significantly more problems than honest accidents... As usual, you have managed to hit the nail squarely on the head. I would only add that in addition to those who would be willing to actively do us harm to further their own purposes, there are also those individuals who would keep us from being able to protect ourselves, simply due to their innate fear of inanimate objects. Personally, I find the latter group of people to be considerably more distasteful than the former.

Just as I have a fire extinguisher in my kitchen (but do not plan on having a fire there), just as I wear my seatbelt (but never intend on getting in a car accident), just as I wear the proper PPE at work (but never want to have to test it personally), I will also do what I can to keep my family and I safe and secure from other people, not just other accidents. And, whe you get right down to it, malicious individuals can cause significantly more problems than honest accidents…

]]> By: Found: One Troll » Blog Archive » Quote of the Day http://brillianter.com/2009/05/paranoia/comment-page-1/#comment-2521 Found: One Troll » Blog Archive » Quote of the Day Sat, 30 May 2009 03:52:49 +0000 http://brillianter.com/?p=1120#comment-2521 [...] This is precisely what I try to explain to people when they say “You carry a gun?” Read the whole thing. [...] [...] This is precisely what I try to explain to people when they say “You carry a gun?” Read the whole thing. [...]

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