What is something that people think is scary, but isn't? (lemmy.world)

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[-] Chozo@fedia.io 51 points 3 weeks ago

Dying. If it's so scary, then why does everybody do it?

[-] rikudou@lemmings.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

I plan on skipping, so you might want to change it to almost everybody.

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

I've died zero times thus far and don't see why it should change.

[-] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

!remindme 10 years

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Thanks to denial, I'm immortal

[-] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Live forever or die trying

[-] rikudou@lemmings.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks to denial I'm so many other things, you wouldn't even believe!

[-] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 weeks ago

Hey, more than 6% of people haven't died. Not everybody does it.

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Give em time. They'll come around.

[-] hiramfromthechi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

"Death gotta be easy, cause life is hard" - Curtis Jackson, aka 50 Cent

[-] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Jokes aside, it's the pain of dying that's scary, not the idea of being dead.

[-] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

There is a strong tradition of feeling against it :)

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