As an aside, I nearly always need to pause these videos and take a breath in the middle, when the narrator describes coworkers rushing from relative safety into a flooding chamber, or burning...
As an aside, I nearly always need to pause these videos and take a breath in the middle, when the narrator describes coworkers rushing from relative safety into a flooding chamber, or burning building, to pull someone to safety. One in particular that stands out was a severe fire and subsequent explosion at a chemical manufacturing plant, where someone attempted to shield a colleague with their body to protect them from burning alive.
I think cynicism is compelling, as is assuming the worst of others (or that there is some intrinsic lack of goodness in the human soul), but it's difficult to reconcile that take with reality in these sorts of scenarios. People're probably simply not wired to understand complex moral dilemmas, or to meaningfully combat social and propagandistic pressure, but when the chips are down in a practical or relatable sense, they'll jump into a river to save someone they met ten minutes ago. Although I might be overcorrecting in my optimism ...
That reminds me about the guy who jumped in one of the Yellowstone hot springs to save someone elses dog, even when others pleaded with him not to do it. Hard to imagine the consequences that...
That reminds me about the guy who jumped in one of the Yellowstone hot springs to save someone elses dog, even when others pleaded with him not to do it.
Hard to imagine the consequences that quickly for those kinds of things in the moment unless you have training for it I guess.
As an aside, I nearly always need to pause these videos and take a breath in the middle, when the narrator describes coworkers rushing from relative safety into a flooding chamber, or burning building, to pull someone to safety. One in particular that stands out was a severe fire and subsequent explosion at a chemical manufacturing plant, where someone attempted to shield a colleague with their body to protect them from burning alive.
I think cynicism is compelling, as is assuming the worst of others (or that there is some intrinsic lack of goodness in the human soul), but it's difficult to reconcile that take with reality in these sorts of scenarios. People're probably simply not wired to understand complex moral dilemmas, or to meaningfully combat social and propagandistic pressure, but when the chips are down in a practical or relatable sense, they'll jump into a river to save someone they met ten minutes ago. Although I might be overcorrecting in my optimism ...
That reminds me about the guy who jumped in one of the Yellowstone hot springs to save someone elses dog, even when others pleaded with him not to do it.
Hard to imagine the consequences that quickly for those kinds of things in the moment unless you have training for it I guess.