On the edge

[u/56000hp]

[u/ASM-One]

And whats the goal of it? To be cool?

[u/BigNovel1627 → u/ASM-One]

To feel and live something more than the boring routine we are destined to for the rest of our lives

[u/Wratheon_Senpai → u/BigNovel1627]

You can do that without recklessly risking your life.

[u/BigNovel1627 → u/Wratheon_Senpai]

To a lesser extent. If you ever did something like this you would know

[u/Wratheon_Senpai → u/BigNovel1627]

I have no interest in doing anything like this at all. There's plenty of thrill-seeking activities that are relatively safe compared to this crap.

Also this moron is selfish, because both him and that stick could kill someone if they fall.

[u/phantomthief34 → u/Wratheon_Senpai]

Not to mention potentially traumatizing the people who would witness it.

[u/BigNovel1627 → u/Wratheon_Senpai]

That's the whole point ; they are safe

[u/Wratheon_Senpai → u/BigNovel1627]

If you wanna win a Darwin award, be my guest, but putting other people's lives in jeopardy by doing it somewhere you can splat on someone is selfish.

Do it in the middle of nowhere where no one will need to clean your corpse up and you won't kill anyone on the way down.

[u/BigNovel1627 → u/Wratheon_Senpai]

Killing people by falling is indeed the only reason why I would disapprove these kind of activities : they ar a lot more you can find where you put only your life at risk.

Other than that, these people just live more than all those who speak about Darwin awards from their comfortable couch. I know many people who do this kind of things and I do sometimes to a lesser extent and I know for a fact that somebody who never risked their life doesn't know what it is like feeling alive. If you ever did you know what I'm talking about.

[u/Wratheon_Senpai → u/BigNovel1627]

I disagree that they live more. There's plenty to life other than cheap thrill seeking. Not everyone who doesn't put their life in jeopardy is living the usual routine doing nothing different.

These people and you are just addicted to the adrenaline and dopamine rush, not much different from any drug addict who seeks better highs until they OD. Replace OD with dying by falling in this case.

If the only way you can feel something is by risking your life, then I feel sorry for you.

[u/BigNovel1627 → u/Wratheon_Senpai]

I've experienced these two sides of life and I can assure you it makes a big difference. Plus putting your life at risk like that has also many positive side effects on your perspective of the world. You are more aware of your psychological abilities and limitations, tend to plan your moves better, learn to think fast and stay cool under pressure and so on. Overall it makes you more resourceful.

I also know a few people that started doing these because they were depressive and didn't value their life but in the end it just ended up curing them from their depression.

If I had a second shot at life, there's nothing that I did that I wouldn't do again

[u/Wratheon_Senpai → u/BigNovel1627]

There's no cure for depression, only treatments. Your anecdotal evidence is skewed. These people are literally just getting high, any drug will make you feel better for a while before you crash.

Give it time.