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by vasco 26 days ago
This subthread isn't about what is most valuable to the world. It is about what makes someone take risks. One guy's superficial need for adrenaline might still represent a much bigger internal feeling of "I have to do it" than another guys internal feeling of "I like to help others so I do this". Because the firefighter only understands taking risks to do something moral doesn't mean others operate the same way.
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I believe firefighters partly also do it for the adrenaline rush.

I also believe there are different views of what this subthread was about.

Best to not look into the firefighter/arsonist overlap either.

I kid, you guys are awesome.

(Also, no firefighter I’ve ever known wonders why the overlap exists, hahah)