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Suffering = Pain X Resistance

by superb-owl on 12/15/23, 4:09 PM with 1 comments

  • by spacedcowboy on 12/15/23, 4:23 PM

    Similar to "Risk = (chances of <whatever> happening) x (consequences of <whatever> happening)".

    Most people equate risk as just the first term in the above, but if (for example) you're walking along a balance-beam, the difference in consequence is what makes it risky to balance on a beam between rooftops as opposed to one on the ground.

    Common parlance can often be misleading.