re: If you choose to expose yourself to risk, don't you deserve the consequence?

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If you choose to expose yourself to risk, don't you deserve the consequence?

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I don't know what you personally deserve, but this post deserves a reply.

Your question is poorly worded and vague, and the implication-- that people should not take risks because of potentially bad consequences (that you think they deserve?!)-- makes you sound like a judgmental little pussy.

As others have said, the opposite of many of your examples could be equally true. For example, if you prefer... say, a BMW convertible to a Toyota Camry... the enjoyment you get from that car might far outweigh the small chance that you're more likely to have a maintenance problem... someday... maybe.

Even Jesus is in disagreement with you. In the parable of the talents, the guy who puts the talents to work (takes risks) and profits is commended; the man who risks nothing and hides his in the ground is condemned. To make anything of yourself in this life, you have to risk something and take a stand. Be hot or cold.

As KG6 said in his post on page 1: "Just take care of your responsibility, no matter how stupid a decision it was to take it on." That's the key. Risk is necessary; just take responsibility and be accountable however things shake out... But there's another part to it. Don't be self-righteous and rush to judge others. How much better would the world be if everyone just took care of their own business and didn't rush to judge the mistakes of others. I don't know if you're an SJW or not... but your post sounds like you think you know what's best for others and you want them to suffer for things you don't have (per your examples, that would be a nice car, sex and recreational enjoyment of various things). This reeks of the passive aggressive, judgmental douche-baggery that fuels most, if not all, SJW causes; hateful weakness parading as fairness, seeking not to build anything but to tear it all down and impose its own tyranny.

fwiw, I think your opinion is stupid and I'm telling you why, but I have no desire to see you suffer (this is where we seem to differ). I'd prefer you grow up to enjoy your own life a little more and become a better neighbor to others. To randomly judge others and wish ill upon them directly suggests you are not happy.