Why do people who go by the “Yolo” BS not understand the risks?

[Dchrls78104]

The trouble is that you might not even die; you might be forced to live life as a vegetable, paralysed from the waist or even the neck down because of your reckless behaviour and having to have others take care of your basic needs, that you can and should take care of yourself. Also, your actions may result in the loss of the life of someone else, who may have had nothing to do with your adventure. Not worth it, if you ask me.

[SuccessfulHornDog]

YOLO,
So now I have aids, herpes, am pregnant
So now I am hooked on crack, meth, cocaine
So now I am in prison
So now I am homeless
So now I am jobless
So now I am single

[zeitgeist057]

It's all about calculated risks. Skydiving isn't actually dangerous. Or rather, crossing the street or walking across a busy parking lot is probably more dangerous statistically speaking. But certain things are perceived as being more dangerous even if they aren't, or perceived as being exponentially more dangerous than they are. People always say firefighting is so dangerous and "omg that's amazing you do that, you're so brave!" but the truth is, we are trained to mitigate the risks. Sure, some people get hurt and/or die, but there are lots of professions. Quick Google found this:

www.themarlincompany.com/.../

which lists roofers and garbage collectors in the top list, along with farmers and landscapers. But I guarantee you when some garbage collector is on a date, the girl isn't gushing over him saying "omg, you're so BRAAAAVE!". I always think of semi drivers or the guys who collect shopping carts in the parking lot, they are heroes as well.

I am seen by some as being a risk taker. I ride motorcycles, travel internationally, go out into the wilderness solo, eat things off the ground (if they look tasty) or off the street vendors in third world countries, among many other "YOLO" activities. I'm not trying to brag or say I'm living the YOLO life, the only time I've ever said "YOLO" has been in sarcasm or ironically. I just don't think it's really that risky, I like living and having all my limbs and eyeballs and both testicles, etc. So when I go to Yemen, Brazil, Sudan, Israel, Jamaica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, or any of the other dozens of countries I have been to, I take precautions and keep my situational awareness up. Sometimes even too much, to the point where I feel silly afterwards for being so on guard.

Diving off a cliff can be very exciting and rewarding, but not something to be done without calculating the risks. Here's a pic of me jumping into a river. I specifically scoped out the water depth where I planned to enter before climbing the cliff, and I also intentionally wore a PFD to increase my buoyancy and decrease the depth I went to once in the water. Many factors about this jump were intentional: the pinched nose to prevent water forced into my sinuses, my ankles and legs slightly crossed to protect my testicles from impact as well.



Was it dangerous? Maybe a little. But not a spontaneous leap into the unknown. I've jumped off of many cliffs in my life, and I started off with smaller jumps and worked my way up as I learned some of the dangers. Same thing with motorcycle riding; I didn't just hop on and shoot up to 150mph on my first ride. I went slowly and didn't break 100mph until I had been riding for about a year, I didn't break 150mph until after several years of riding.

[CrazyGirl2]

Well, I would just add, if anyone says (or thinks) “let’s jump off a cliff, YOLO” then, is is so bad? I mean we don’t weep for winners of the Darwin awards, and it certainly wouldn’t be THAT bad to take THESE YOLO morons out of the gene pool! Look, I do use the anagram YOLO! If a friend says “hey you wanna go down to Ft Lauderdale tomorrow? It’s spring break,,, Lott’s of cute college guys, and YOLO!” I’m like wtf, YOLO! I took a look at some of the answers here already. One of them read “I have AIDS, HERPES, and I’m pregnant... but yolo!” Come on! Who the hell thinks that YOLO is about risky sexual behavior? It’s just a way to remind yourself that you DO only live once, and I will NEVER be 18 again. From EVERYTHING older people tell me, this is the BEST time of my life, and many older people would LOVE to go back to Sr. Year of high school, precisely BECAUSE you only live once. It’s not about risking your life, it’s just about not being SO “stick-up-the-ass (ish)” and allow yourself to let your damn hair down! Maybe it’s have sex with that cute guy (safe-sex), you want to, ‘cause you really DO only live once! I think that the person who would do some life threatening crazy crap, because YOLO, would have done it anyway! It’s just a cute little reminder to loosen up... NOT be reckless with you life, or the lives of others! So yeah YOLO!

[Lynx122]

That's the whole point of it, it's about not thinking and just doing. This concept has been around for ever just with different names. Life in the fast lane is pretty much the same thing as yolo. The point is that these people want to feel alive at any cost and they usually achieve that by being close to death. In the right time and place I think this philosophy is not all bad because you don't want to just let life pass you by either but if you follow it all the time then you're definitely reckless. I say to each their own I'm happy with the way I make decisions and how I'm living my life and other people can make their own decisions. That's the beauty of life :) https://www.youtube.com/embed/xhszOM0Rth8

[Anpu23]

When I was in high school my mother asked me "if your friends jump off of a cliff would you?" My response "yah I do almost every weekend." As cliff diving with my friends was a regular activity in Las Vegas (Lake Mead has some awesome cliffs). The point she lost was if it looks fun and most people survive it there's a good chance I'll try it. I have faught in a ring, cliff diving, mountain climbing, etc. On my bucket list is parachuting, deep sea diving, hang gliding, as a few items. I'm prety scarred from many things but those are badges.

[Ripper_E]

I agree with YOLO, You Only Live Once, in that you should try new things and enrich yourself with life before your time because one day you will be old, fragile, and will not be able to.
It does not mean let me do something stupid just because I only live once. Just because I only live once doesn't mean I'm going to endanger my life by doing something stupid.

[Jjpayne]

What does yolo even stand for 😂 but if yolo means, if you do it, I'll do it too.. it depends on what it is. If it's cute like standing on a park bench or singing a song in public.. maybe but if it's let's dive off this cliff into water or let's walk the ledge of this building, then no thank you! 😂

[lightbulb27]

My mother said..."Everything in moderation". I think common sense can be applied to all scenarios, if a person possesses such trait. I suspect you do. Those who don't... don't make it. That's nature?

And then cats take over the planet...
Human:https://www.youtube.com/embed/cQQMMBMJCeECat... https://www.youtube.com/embed/tN5KIUNfYGA

[Paulychicago10]

I have cliff dive in Puerto Rico. Such a fun time. Oll take risks to a extent. My yolo doesn't always consist of risking my life. Mine have been more towards my future as wanting to open a restaurant or investing. There can be different types of yolo to me.

[BeenThereLovedIt]

I live by a watered-down version of "Yes Man" myself. Yolo is a good thing in many social situations, but just like saying yes to everything, saying yolo to everything without a good filter is just stupid and lands people in the Darwin Awards book.

[Ellie-V]

Well you answered it yourself. You care about living longer much more than they do like they value grand experiences more than you do. People just have different priorities and with that, different mindsets.

[AdithyaR]

Absolutely, I find Yolo to be dumb.
Surely people should try new experiences and live their life to the fullest but that doesn't mean they literally put themselves or others in danger due to some weird philosophy.

[JosyJosy]

I can see the 'you only live once' for simple things like I don't know, 'want to do a marathon?' do it, 'want to have a child' go for it, wan to learn a new language, wan to work on your flaws? like for things like that, personal goals and dreams, have no regrets.
Not for things like "Yolo let's run and jump around in a building that's about to collapse! Let's go!"

[MCheetah]

You Outta Look Outhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/z5Otla5157c(Option B)

[OlderAndWiser]

You fail to comprehend that YOLO-ites are invincible.

[FakeName123]

Pretty much

[Wiredone]

Doing things that put your life or anyone else's in jeopardy is just stupid and irresponsible. I believe in taking risks but there's things that are less harmful.

[loveslongnails]

Let me start by saying that I don't "believe" in yolo, but I also don't believe in doing stupid shit just for a thrill. LOL

[Ash525]

Yeah I don't understand why people do crazy things and say yolo. If anything you should want to live longer since yolo 😂😂😂 makes no sense lol but thats how this generation is 💀

[DanaeAdam5]

I was so tempted to click the third answer 🤣

But for real, people who go by yolo usually hope to seem cool enough for you to follow them into whatever stupid shit their doing.

[Brainsbeforebeauty]

For single people that equals just stupid...
But for people that have kids and have that attitude that equals selfish..

[chubbycrow]

what's yolo all I know is its a snapchat side app that people use mostly to have a laugh and spam each other with goofy questions like "can I fuck your grandfather" and stuff to try and elicit crazy responses

[TallAnon]

It's a way if saying "Fuck it", which is good sometimes. Gotta get out of your comfort zone sometimes.

[CaptainLegal]

It's dump this yolo thing maybe I got old or something LMAO 😆

[Blaine999]

I don't really see the appeal of cliff jumping, think I'll stick to my own personal brand of self destructiveness thanks lol

[Anonymous]

Life is overrated. I could take it or leave it, so fuck it. Yolo. And thank the gods for that.

[Jamie05rhs]

The point is that you only live once so you might as well make the most of it.

But yes, many things people do under that reasoning are extremely dumb.

[bklynbadboy1]

I'm all for Yolo but I'm not gonna do anything that's gonna hurt me

[Dinosaursandanime65]

Compared to the consequence, being here is Plague Doctor Gangsta Paradise

[Mehzmeh]

You live every day. You only die once. Well hopefully. Lol

[Agape93]

Because thinking and considering them takes time away from their fun. Idiots.

[rebeliouse]

yolo doesn't mean be stupid and kill yourself it just means getting out of your comfort zone and experiencing life

[Twalli]

My sister said it best. You only live once, so don't fuck it up.

[legalboxers]

YOLO will end you up with a LL possible
YOLO - You Only Live Once..
Life Lost...

[Uptowngirl88]

🤣🤣 I don't know but they will be taking that risk alone. I'm good

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Yolo stuff is some scary shit LMFAO

[pizzalovershouse]

Sounds like wirds to a song of torment

[Phoenix98]

Beats me.

[msc545]

Keeps getting worse.