https://donotpanic.substack.com/p/staring-at-the-tsunami
"For a while I became obsessed by a video recorded on the day of the 2004
Southeast Asian tsunami.
It shows an older white guy, probably a tourist, standing on the beach in
Thailand watching as the water recedes and the tsunami comes into view. As
people run, as the wave grows, he just stands there. People start shouting at
him, desperately pointing to the wave, trying to warn him. The wave grows,
rushing closer and closer.
Even now when I watch this video I still think he’s going to move. Of course he
never moves. He doesn’t move an inch. The wave comes ashore and swallows him.
For a long time I thought a lot about this man and what was going on in his
head in his final minutes (I won’t link to it, but you can still find the video
on YouTube if you’re inclined). He had more than enough time to save himself.
Why didn’t he move?
The psychology of risk and optimism can provide some answers."
Via Violet Blue’s
Cybersecurity Roundup: August 22, 2023
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-22-88062916
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
