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<blockquote data-quote="Malve" data-source="post: 395951" data-attributes="member: 2695"><p>This topic came up last year and I mentioned then, and still feel strongly, that attempting to defend the danger issue with comments speaking to what we due to mitigate the risks is a big mistake for several reasons. Firstly, because these comments are ALWAYS answered with the "It's not you... it's everybody else...blah, blah blah. Secondly it is a losing proposition...motorcycles are actually dangerous and the thought of explaining the difference between a squid and an experienced veteran rider is just as futile... again only to be followed by the "but it's not you, its all the other....blah, blah blah".</p><p></p><p>One of the things that I have been trying to change about myself as I get older is trying to care LESS about what other people think and especially think of me. I used to be (and still fight) being hyper-sensitive about what others think. The old me would go on with much of the types of comments others have mentioned. The new me:</p><p></p><p>Them: Aren't bikes dangerous?</p><p></p><p>Me: Yes</p><p></p><p>Them: Why do you ride?</p><p></p><p>Me: You make your own choices in life.</p><p></p><p>no disagreeing, no need to justify.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malve, post: 395951, member: 2695"] This topic came up last year and I mentioned then, and still feel strongly, that attempting to defend the danger issue with comments speaking to what we due to mitigate the risks is a big mistake for several reasons. Firstly, because these comments are ALWAYS answered with the "It's not you... it's everybody else...blah, blah blah. Secondly it is a losing proposition...motorcycles are actually dangerous and the thought of explaining the difference between a squid and an experienced veteran rider is just as futile... again only to be followed by the "but it's not you, its all the other....blah, blah blah". One of the things that I have been trying to change about myself as I get older is trying to care LESS about what other people think and especially think of me. I used to be (and still fight) being hyper-sensitive about what others think. The old me would go on with much of the types of comments others have mentioned. The new me: Them: Aren't bikes dangerous? Me: Yes Them: Why do you ride? Me: You make your own choices in life. no disagreeing, no need to justify. [/QUOTE]
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