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Why are humans so risk averse?

mad_scientist
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What is the logic and psychological explanation for this global phenomena among the homo sapien population?

Are humans risk averse? They do all sorts of extraordinary and dangerous things in pursuit of knowledge, thrills or just entertainment.

Please provide some evidence for this "global phenomena". (And you mean "phenomenon", singular.)

mad_scientist, risk averse compared with what? Or, if you believe there is an absolute measure of risk aversion, what is it? You must specifiy this before we can proceed.

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