• Donkter@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Yes, fear is a major factor for why people don’t do risky things for potential rewards.

    As for having a spouse and children or a pre-existing medical condition, you’re correct that only a certain portion of the population is able to do this. We already cut it down to people with something like a STEM degree that are able to do this.