Sorry you took offense to “delusional.” Maybe for you, it was a poor choice of words on my part. From my perspective, it was not.
Last year there were 19,000 victims of gun violence, making 2020 the most violent year of the past 20. Even with those “dire” statistics, an American citizen faced a one-six-thousandths of one-percent chance of being in a situation that would unquestionably justify use of your EDC. True, that’s less than the chance of getting struck by lightning, and I’ll own up to that, but I wouldn’t bank on those odds with a lottery ticket of funding my retirement…
On the other hand, during that same “violent” year, 675,000 Americans died of heart disease, 590,000 succumbed to cancer, 328,000 died of COVID, 156,000 died from strokes, and 97,000 expired due to diabetes.
Quite simply put, to me, and in my opinion, it is delusional and paranoid to believe that thugs and scofflaws are going to be the thing that ultimately sends you to your grave. Please feel free to disagree. That’s your choice.
Living in Code Yellow means paying attention to the real threats out there. Sadly, I see the majority of Americans cavalierly embracing without a second thought the real killers—fatty foods, soda pop, long commutes, driver inattention, inadequate exercise, high stress, etc.
Pay attention to your EDC for sure, but don’t forget about cardio, getting quality sleep and eating a sensible diet. Obsessing about those latter three things, statistically speaking, will go a lot farther toward adding more years to your life than obsessing over carrying every day will—again, in my opinion. But, as Americans, the choices you make are ultimately up to you.