“Have to” seems like such an excuse… Why can they not do the same things, but with safety gear? That wouldn’t make it “mundane”. The only reason I can see for not using a harness and safety line is feeling like you’ve got something to prove - either you’re trying to impress yourself or you’re trying to impress other people, and neither is a worthy goal compared to the cost of failure (especially for someone with kids at home).
Frankly you could make this same argument for a meth addict, “they have to do extreme things to get enjoyment”, but I wouldn’t buy it as a good argument for allowing them to keep doing meth.
“Have to” seems like such an excuse… Why can they not do the same things, but with safety gear? That wouldn’t make it “mundane”. The only reason I can see for not using a harness and safety line is feeling like you’ve got something to prove - either you’re trying to impress yourself or you’re trying to impress other people, and neither is a worthy goal compared to the cost of failure (especially for someone with kids at home).
Frankly you could make this same argument for a meth addict, “they have to do extreme things to get enjoyment”, but I wouldn’t buy it as a good argument for allowing them to keep doing meth.