The Irony of Risks

Apart from the change and growth associated with risk taking, one could live life and become an older human being without taking a “risk.” Of course, the question defines growth with society's moral currency, not the biological stages of human life. The thing is, it’s always quite easy to say that risk taking is important because you have terms defined as healthy risks and unhealthy risks. No matter what you argue about the bad risks, someone can bring up the "healthy risks" to contradict your point. That way, it’s inherently safer to argue that risk taking is necessary - the irony. In truth, there is no such thing as risk taking. We merely define the value of actions based on how it stimulates the adrenaline driven parts of our brain. If our bodies reacted to skydiving the way that they react to watching paint dry, and if the way we saw death wasn’t absolute, skydiving would no longer be a risk. If you aren’t keen on dissecting the true nature of “risks,” listen to this at least: it’s a risk even to do nothing, because in every moment, you risk losing the countless futures of that time and place in favor of just choosing one. Society creates the artificial need to do something that stresses you out and changes the trajectory of your life. Spend your time on things that don’t lead to negative emotions. Don’t create reasons for yourself in order to enter uncomfortable situations. “It’s good for you” is a statement that should never be the only reason you do something, ever. Just live your life and grow up happily - whether others think you take risks or not is their business - you deserve to be content with your choices. Risks don't exist - you do.



(me when I'm the singular person arguing the no case after we watched and elaborated on media that showed risk taking in positive light)

Seriously - why ask a question society has given one correct answer to? I shouldn't have to bring up paradoxes to have a different opinion.