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by dghlsakjg 874 days ago
You are statistically more likely to survive by sitting in the last row of the plane. That has a much larger effect than plane model.

I see people saying they won't fly on Boeing planes, but I see very few people saying that they are rebooking all of their tickets to fly the last row.

If you are willing to take such actions around the model of plane you fly, do you take similarly drastic actions around other more statistically dangerous risks? Do you wear a helmet in your car? Do you book the last row whenever you fly? Do you take transit instead of driving a car? Do you avoid traveling to countries with elevated traffic risks?

I get the idea of minimizing risks, but picking the model of plane you fly on has such a small marginal effect.

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Although we can consider strategies for staying safe during a crash, I’d prefer to just not be in a crash at all.
Your brain is not a rational machine, and its irrational fears will bring you much more suffering, on average, than an actual accident you could have prevented because of how rare the accidents are.

Therefore it's very rational to take great care about your irrational fears and feelings.