Being careful doesn’t need to be about worrying if you look cool or live an “exciting” lifestyle.
We all know that alcohol is poisonous, but it’s a measured risk to drink it occasionally.
But if you were taking a intravenous dose to your bloodstream that could kill you with the wrong amount, it would seem stupid in retrospect to even consider doing it. I had a friend in high school that loved to do stupid tihngs like jumping from fishing piers into water of indeterminate depth and balancing on high ledges with a 20 to 30 foot drop down to the pavement below. We went on a group hike once with three other friends and he was busy with his usual antics. At one point he tried to pressure us all into following him over a creek by balancing on a water-soaked tree log instead of using the suspension bridge. Just like we all said, he slipped and fell right when he placed a foot down on the wet part of the wood. He’s lucky he didn’t break his neck. The back of his head hit the log on the way down before landing into the disgusting water. These are obviously unnecessary risks, but there are other risks that might seem dangerous out of context when you don’t follow basic safety protocols. Burning a fire in a house might seem crazy if you don’t understand how wood stoves and fireplaces work. Even if I get too much smoke in my house, I have smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors to protect me. Without my wood heating system, I would freeze during the frigid winter season in my area.