Thursday, February 24, 2011

The guy who lost his arm because he was stupid.

That guy is on TV right now, on probably the stupidest gameshow ever, Minute To Win It. They keep calling him a hero and a survivor, as though those two words are in any way synonymous, when in fact in life, they are close to opposites. A hero is someone who puts their life at risk for the safety and wellbeing of others. A survivor is someone who does anything for their own survival, even endangering those around them. See? Opposites. I'm not saying he's a bad guy, I just don't understand what's heroic about him or even admirable, other than that he had the bravery to cut his arm off in order to live. He shouldn't really be praised for anything else though. He went biking on dangerous terrain by himself and did not tell anyone. He didn't have a phone, or it was dead. It was an extremely remote area. So, we can conclude that he isn't particularly smart or insightful.

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