Because most people have no idea how the tools they chose to buy and operate work, the few rational people who educate themselves have to suffer...

This sounds like a downward spiral concerning freedom.

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roywiggins 2 hours ago | parent [-]

You don't have to be irrational to not know things.

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master-lincoln an hour ago | parent [-]

True, but isn't it irrational to continue operating something you know could cause harm to you when used wrongly, despite not knowing how to use it correctly?

	▲	Barbing 29 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		The hypothetical person we're considering does have an entire life, too. Their rationale may have emerged from careful risk analysis and weighing of opportunity costs.