re: This board and 'risk homeostasis'

It’s an interesting theory, but it doesn’t seem textured enough.

We are creatures that are evolved to concern ourselves with risk. And rewards.

Is that red berry good to eat, or poisonous. A potential risk or reward.

We are constantly assessing risk/reward and constantly gathering evidence to help us.

Within that context, there are many reasons why some people have higher tolerance for risk. It’s their personality and their past experience, but also it’s their current perceptions.

What molds people’s perception of risk? Internal factors, for sure, but also external, such as media exposure, etc.