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		arrow7000 on Dec 14, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Plans you're not supposed to talk about Ok but what's the point of taking risks for its own sake? It makes sense to take risks if you stand to gain something. But a risk with only downside is just a bad idea.

bsedlm on Dec 14, 2021 [–]

some people, mostly young people, might consider it 'fun'.

also, at a certain point, a real experiment may yield nothing in return, i.e. a risk was undertaken yet nothing at all was gained.

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