Episode 1244 • • 45:39 - 51:50
1244: Gain of Function
Mike Rowe, Risk Assessment and Safety-First Culture
Mike Rowe appeared on the Rubin Report to discuss the "safety-first" culture and the human inability to accurately assess risk. Rowe argues that the obsession with total safety leads to compensatory risks and that the chief goal of living is not merely staying alive. He compares the COVID-19 lockdowns to the lack of lockdowns for automobile accidents despite high fatality rates.