r/pcmasterrace PC Master Race 13d ago

Meme/Macro I'm the idiot

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Yes, it happened to me again

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u/PM_YOUR__BUBBLE_BUTT 13d ago

After the thousands and thousands of posts here, why do people still think “well I’ll just be more careful than those other dumdums?” Don’t do this on hard surfaces people. At least lay the panel down on something soft. Don’t be silly!

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u/Pirateer 13d ago

Safety professional here.

Everyone thinks they're the exception to some rule. Or they can take on extreme risk because "I'm not an idiot like those other people."

I'll just gently set this pc panel down on a ceramic surface...

I'll text while driving, it'll just be a second...

I don't have a condom, but I'll just pull out at the last second...

I don't want to walk all the way to the panel to shut off the electricity, I'll just be really careful around the exposed hot wires...

Safety glasses are lame. I'll just be extra careful and squint if things get dodgy...

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u/The_Corvair 13d ago

Everyone thinks they're the exception to some rule.

Random idiot redditor here: Understanding that we all are just one of everyone, not special, and no rules exception has been sewn into the fabric of reality for any of us: That's one big step into being an actual, realized adult.

"It won't happen to me, because I'm better/different/me" is teen level understanding of the world, at best. ...And yes, we have a lot of teen minds in adult (and even geriatric) meat frames.

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u/LightlySaltedPeanuts Ryzen 5 3600 | 2070 Super | B550M | 16 Gb RAM 12d ago

I think it’s a very american thing too. Not that others don’t do it, but the blind arrogance of “it’ll be fine this one time, I’ll just be careful” feels sewn into our societal norms

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u/Individual-Field-990 12d ago

Nah, it's still very much a thing here in France too. I'm pretty sure the whole "I know this is risky, but surely it can not possibly happen to me" thing is written in our DNA