Neither, but this isn’t some fringe hypothesis that I made up. If you dig into the literature, trade associations and government agencies have been struggling for more than a decade to convince fishermen to wear PFDs. There is no shortage of exactly the kind of primary data you’re asking for.
Thanks for this. I was trying for something a lot more nuanced than don the like the men and clearly that didn’t come through here.
To respond to your first point, I didn’t explicitly cite primary sources because these newsletter posts are designed to be approximately 350 words and under four minutes to read. My goal isn’t the kind of analysis you describe.
And in response to your second point, I agree with you that “inexplicable” behavior almost always has an explanation we can’t initially perceive. I like the frame of solving a problem we can’t see. In this case I would posit the problem being solved is how to be a strong, masculine, attractive man. And if we changed our concept of what a string, attractive, masculine guy looked like, then men could take the safety precautions that keep them alive.
I like Alanna's words, her piece, her premise. I read it and for me, it "held water" / rang true. And then the Spicey comment. Throwing shade. I dismissed - the shade - at first, but on second read (through) I was like, "think again". There is something - there - not just "shade". Something - - - worth considering. The ‘don’t be like stoopid mens’ thing, made (makes) me laugh. That's good. Good stuff. How about this, just tossing - darts. Did you ever have a dog (companion) - a dog - dog you loved - in your life? What did you love about that dog? Why did you love - a dog. Raise it? Feed it? Care for it. Cry - when it was gone? Why do people - have dogs in their lives? My premise - they're (still, a little bit) WILD. A connection to something that runs deep. A well. Water underground. DNA. We come from the wild. Long to be - still a little bit - wild. It does not make sense to not wear a life vest, not get vaxed, does not make sense to me. And I don't think it's a healthy reaction - ‘to be like stoopid mens’. But I get it. I get the longing. I have loved, do love, my dog. Dogs. Long to be wild... (That is the healthy side. The counter point...)
I’m not going to sea lion here, but if you look at the data about man overboard incidents and accidents on board, PFDs are not a significant contributor. There is a widespread perception that PFDs cause those risks but it’s not borne out by reported accident data. Take a look at the OSHA data on this. It’s pretty comprehensive.
Neither, but this isn’t some fringe hypothesis that I made up. If you dig into the literature, trade associations and government agencies have been struggling for more than a decade to convince fishermen to wear PFDs. There is no shortage of exactly the kind of primary data you’re asking for.
Thanks for this. I was trying for something a lot more nuanced than don the like the men and clearly that didn’t come through here.
To respond to your first point, I didn’t explicitly cite primary sources because these newsletter posts are designed to be approximately 350 words and under four minutes to read. My goal isn’t the kind of analysis you describe.
And in response to your second point, I agree with you that “inexplicable” behavior almost always has an explanation we can’t initially perceive. I like the frame of solving a problem we can’t see. In this case I would posit the problem being solved is how to be a strong, masculine, attractive man. And if we changed our concept of what a string, attractive, masculine guy looked like, then men could take the safety precautions that keep them alive.
I like Alanna's words, her piece, her premise. I read it and for me, it "held water" / rang true. And then the Spicey comment. Throwing shade. I dismissed - the shade - at first, but on second read (through) I was like, "think again". There is something - there - not just "shade". Something - - - worth considering. The ‘don’t be like stoopid mens’ thing, made (makes) me laugh. That's good. Good stuff. How about this, just tossing - darts. Did you ever have a dog (companion) - a dog - dog you loved - in your life? What did you love about that dog? Why did you love - a dog. Raise it? Feed it? Care for it. Cry - when it was gone? Why do people - have dogs in their lives? My premise - they're (still, a little bit) WILD. A connection to something that runs deep. A well. Water underground. DNA. We come from the wild. Long to be - still a little bit - wild. It does not make sense to not wear a life vest, not get vaxed, does not make sense to me. And I don't think it's a healthy reaction - ‘to be like stoopid mens’. But I get it. I get the longing. I have loved, do love, my dog. Dogs. Long to be wild... (That is the healthy side. The counter point...)
I’m not going to sea lion here, but if you look at the data about man overboard incidents and accidents on board, PFDs are not a significant contributor. There is a widespread perception that PFDs cause those risks but it’s not borne out by reported accident data. Take a look at the OSHA data on this. It’s pretty comprehensive.