Has anyone ever told you that you overplay your various roles rather severely, Mr. Kaplan?
Risk compensation is an interesting effect where increasing safety measures will lead people to engage in more risky behaviors.
For example, sailors wearing life jackets may try more risky maneuvers as they feel ‘safer’ if they get into trouble. If they weren’t wearing life jackets, they might not even try. So despite the ‘safety measures’ the overall level of risk remains the same due to behavioral change.
This happens in other areas of life.
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