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notheyarent | 1 year ago

Yes. Those are all extremely dangerous activities and our public hospitals should not be carrying the burden

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defrost|1 year ago

The ones we pay our taxes for?

They're not exactly burdened by extreme sports injuries, most surfers, for example, are injured crossing roads, in car accidents, or at work falling off roofs, etc.

( source: one of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiona_Stanley conversations back in the day )

notheyarent|1 year ago

Citizens have an obligation to act responsibly when they partake in broad social contracts such as shared health care and insurance. Such a society must regulate access to areas of extreme danger (disused mines) to stop mentally unwell citizens from endangering themselves but more importantly endangering their fellow contract holders.

throwup238|1 year ago

I don’t think you understand what “mustering cattle” means...

defrost|1 year ago

Growing up in the Kimberley it was all Bull Buggies, Broomstick choppers, Quarter Horses and dirt bikes, all intrinsically a wee bit risky - but good practice for "grown up" geophys surveying in custom STOL crop dusters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B-zWxDJOZU