2992: Sensationalizing Risk by Dave of Accidental Fire on A Rational Approach to Financial Independence

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🗓️ 3 January 2025

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2992: Dave of AccidentalFIRE.com explores how sensationalized media and misplaced fears can lead to poor decision-making, particularly regarding child safety and financial risks. By comparing perceived versus actual threats, he emphasizes the importance of focusing on long-term risks and cultivating a rational approach to financial independence. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://accidentalfire.com/2017/12/19/sensationalizing-risk/ Quotes to ponder: "Sure, in some cases knowledge can perhaps prevent injury or even death, but don’t fool yourself into thinking you can eliminate risk from your child’s life." "Most people seem to focus on the possible short-term threats to their financial security, and ignore the longer term ones." "To stay on track financially, you should assess the likelihood of a particular risk as compared to others especially with the timelines involved and act accordingly." Episode references: The Science of Fear: Why We Fear the Things We Shouldn't--and Put Ourselves in Greater Danger: https://www.amazon.com/Science-Fear-Shouldnt-Ourselves-Greater/dp/0452295467 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.2	Sensationalizing Risk by Dave of Accidentalfire.com.
0:39.3	Modern media has a way of sensationalizing things if you haven't noticed.
0:44.8	This is probably because it works, and it's good for views, which is good for advertising
0:50.1	dollars.
0:51.6	Combine that with the phenomenon of things going viral on social media, and you have
0:56.6	our current media landscape. A messy and distracting soup of clickbait, nonsense, cute cat videos,
1:04.2	with some actual real substantive things mixed in. You, of course, are left to your own vices to find substance, but hey, at least
1:13.3	the cat videos are good. One of the most sensationalized topics of all is child safety. Newsflash,
1:21.0	there are things out there that can injure or even kill your children, and you need to know about
1:26.0	all of those things, As if knowing about them
1:28.9	will magically prevent them and assure your child makes it to adulthood with nary a scratch or
1:34.1	scar. Sure, in some cases knowledge can perhaps prevent injury or even death, but don't fool
1:40.8	yourself into thinking you can eliminate risk from your child's life.
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