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There it is. Homerun right out of the gate. B) I was talking to an engineer the other day that postulated that we couldn't build the Hoover Dam today thanks to risk aversion, and on top of that (this is a civil design case of course rather than aerospace or military aerospace) the risk aversion to making people angry by building a dam.

Risk is an extremely relative term, and people generally are very poor assessors of risk. I have been told by people who are obese that "exercise is dangerous-- you could hurt yourself" This is true of course, but weighed against losing limbs to diabetes or heart disease? its a "risk" worth taking.

Risk aversion has permeated the US Military to an incredibly disturbing degree. Safety has become the ultimate animal, which is understandably tricky for an organization that does inherently dangerous things, and where people come second to victory. We continue to strive for a day when we win a war and no one gets hurt. :

<blockquote data-quote="TaiidanTomcat" data-source="post: 194378" data-attributes="member: 7819">There it is. Homerun right out of the gate.&nbsp; B) I was talking to an engineer the other day that postulated that we couldn't build the Hoover Dam today thanks to risk aversion, and on top of that (this is a civil design case of course rather than aerospace or military aerospace) the risk aversion to making people angry by building a dam. Risk is an extremely relative term, and people generally are very poor assessors of risk. I have been told by people who are obese that &quot;exercise is dangerous-- you could hurt yourself&quot; This is true of course, but weighed against losing limbs to diabetes or heart disease? its a &quot;risk&quot; worth taking.Risk aversion has permeated the US Military to an incredibly disturbing degree. Safety has become the ultimate animal, which is understandably tricky for an organization that does inherently dangerous things, and where people come second to victory.&nbsp; We continue to strive for a day when we win a war and no one gets hurt.&nbsp; :<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="TaiidanTomcat, post: 194378, member: 7819"] There it is. Homerun right out of the gate. B) I was talking to an engineer the other day that postulated that we couldn't build the Hoover Dam today thanks to risk aversion, and on top of that (this is a civil design case of course rather than aerospace or military aerospace) the risk aversion to making people angry by building a dam. Risk is an extremely relative term, and people generally are very poor assessors of risk. I have been told by people who are obese that "exercise is dangerous-- you could hurt yourself" This is true of course, but weighed against losing limbs to diabetes or heart disease? its a "risk" worth taking. Risk aversion has permeated the US Military to an incredibly disturbing degree. Safety has become the ultimate animal, which is understandably tricky for an organization that does inherently dangerous things, and where people come second to victory. We continue to strive for a day when we win a war and no one gets hurt. ::) [/QUOTE]

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