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by yuliyp 699 days ago
This feels natural, though: the first time you do something you do it 10x more slowly because there's a lot more risk. Continuing to do things like that forever isn't realistic. Complacency is a double-edged sword: sometimes it gets us to avoid wasting time and energy on needless worry (the first time someone drives a car they go 5 mph and brake at anything surprising), sometimes it gets us to be too reckless (drivers forgetting to check blind spots or driving at dangerous speeds).