Why You Should Lift Heavy Weights, Even if They Scare You.

That piece is aimed at women, but it got me thinking about something that I was stupid not to realize until now. In the back of my head is always the thought, “The worst that could happen is that I could just die.” And for me, that is a comforting idea! I realized tonight that’s just not true for most folks. I mean, I kind of knew that intellectually, but thinking about how people seem so intensely afraid of so much I more deeply internalized the realization that “The worst outcome is death” is not much of a solace to most everyone else.

I think part of me being that way comes from where and how I grew up, and then becoming a paratrooper. But it’s definitely part of my psyche. I’ve never been particularly worried about or afraid of dying and I am sure that changes my risk utility function a great deal. That mentality is really freeing to me personally. Guess it’s not to most others.

I’m still gonna make fun of you moron lockdown lifers mercilessly, though.