>> Seriously, I am terrified of the world enough as it is without 
>> *deliberately* doing things that can only possibly result in complete 
>> humiliation! :-P
>>
> 
> Isn't that the chance you take in all things in life? If you prefer 
> odds, is the payoff worth enough more then the possible cost to justify 
> the gamble?

You can't avoid risk - but that doesn't mean you should take risks on 
purpose just for the hell of it. I mean, hey, I could go fill the house 
with gas and then fick the light switches a few times. I mean, it 
*might* not explode, right?

There's something to be said for taking risks sometimes, but the risk 
has to be worth it. Risking what tiny splinter of self-confidence I 
still have left on a venture which is virtually guaranteed to fail is 
not a worthwhile risk.

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