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Old 11-01-2009, 05:52 AM   #856
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All this energy spent over a miniscule chance of dying. Most of us would probably gain far more life expectancy by eating better and exercising more. I'm not getting the shot and I won't regret a thing if I do get the flu. Don't set up a false dichotomy in your head that the flu shot will "save" you from dying; it might save you from dying of *this flu*, but there's plenty of death out there waiting still. Safety is an illusion, and while a certain amount of thought about self-preservation is useful, the mass hysteria around this "epidemic" is way out of proportion to the threat.
This is why I drink and drive. I mean, there are so many things I could possibly die from.. getting hit by a bus walking to work, heart attack, murdered by a mugger. Not drinking and driving won't "save me". It would just "save me" from smashing a vehicle into a tree. So instead, I'm going to eat better and exercise more and continue to drink and drive.
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