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From: Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org>
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Subject: Re: Cyclist dead
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 06:18:47 -0500
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On Fri, 14 Feb 2025 23:17:42 -0500, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>On 2/14/2025 7:59 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
>> On 2/14/2025 12:57 PM, AMuzi wrote:
>>> https://realdealnews.org/2025/02/14/extreme-sports-influencer-dies- 
>>> while-cycling-down-volcano/
>> Live for a thrill and you get to die for the thrill. This does not make 
>> sense to me at all.
>
>Agreed. "Influencers" who do hyper-risky tricks to gain followers and 
>make money do nobody any good. They probably inspire other fools to lose 
>at risky tricks. And as in this case, they trigger public spending to 
>rescue them from their failures.

For many people, risk is the spice of life. For others, it's something
to be avoided.

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C'est bon
Soloman