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by baxtr 800 days ago
I fear this is a psychological issue: plane crashes involve many fatalities in one single event. People take notice and are scared.

But, people don’t care so much about a “small” car or even a “small” plane crash. Even if they add up to an insane number as high as 40k per year!

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It's the exact same issue with nuclear power vs fossil fuels.