Well, would you rather open and close doors or be lashed to a barn door and be assualted by...by three guys coming up on ATVs?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker asks whether one prefers opening doors or being tied to a barn door and assaulted by three ATV riders.
- In plain terms
- They compare a simple task to a violent, chaotic scenario.
- What can you take from it?
- Choosing the lesser evil is highlighted.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we weigh options realistically?
- What defines a 'lesser' harm?
Another view
The comparison is hyperbolic and may distort risk perception.
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