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Topic	How do people not know how to swim?
ParanoidObsessive 06/17/21 1:38:16 PM #7:	thedeerzord posted... How do people not know how to swim? Because they never learned how to swim, obviously. thedeerzord posted... Swimming isn't rocket science, any person can do it. Plenty of people can't, so you're objectively wrong. For that matter, most humans throughout the entire span of human history couldn't swim, including most of the people who were actual sailors on in navies. The idea that most people should be able to swim is a very new concept. thedeerzord posted... It might not seem like a big deal when you're drowning. Then maybe you should make sure not to do that. MrMelodramatic posted... Some people don't have the resources available to them to learn how to swim. Others probably just don't think it's useful because they're so rarely in a situation that requires it. Both were sort of my case. Never really had access to pools when I was a kid, and most of the natural bodies of water near me were both a) polluted and b) had really strong undertows, so I had nowhere to really learn. Eventually, as I got older, my awareness of not being able to swim made it extremely difficult to even attempt to learn (I basically start suffering panic attacks the moment my head goes under water, and I just can't coordinate kicking my legs and paddling together). So by the time I had the ability to try and learn to swim on my own, I had absolutely no interest in doing so. I can doggy paddle if I'm wearing something to keep me buoyant (lifevest, inflatable ring, etc), but without support I sink like a stone. In 40+ years this has never actually been a problem, because I don't go on boats and I don't really wade out far into the ocean or in pools. I'm intelligent enough to not place myself in danger based on my own inability. In exactly the same way I don't eat foods I know I'm allergic to, or actively hang around people who are contagiously sick, or otherwise engage in extremely high-risk activities likely to result in injury, illness, or death. And honestly, it's never really felt like it negatively impacted my life in any meaningful way - I've never really wanted to do any of the things I'd need to be able to swim for. I've never really had a single moment where I went "Man, I wish I'd learned how to swim. My life would be so much better now." --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:955132740] in How do peo... [t:79519023]...</cite> <quote><cite>thedeerzord posted...</cite> <quote>How do people not know how to swim? </quote> Because they never learned how to swim, obviously. <cite>thedeerzord posted...</cite> <quote>Swimming isn't rocket science, any person can do it.</quote> Plenty of people can't, so you're objectively wrong. For that matter, most humans throughout the entire span of human history couldn't swim, including most of the people who were actual sailors on in navies. The idea that most people should be able to swim is a very new concept. <cite>thedeerzord posted...</cite> <quote>It might not seem like a big deal when you're drowning.</quote> Then maybe you should make sure not to do that. <cite>MrMelodramatic posted...</cite> <quote>Some people don't have the resources available to them to learn how to swim. Others probably just don't think it's useful because they're so rarely in a situation that requires it.</quote> Both were sort of my case. Never really had access to pools when I was a kid, and most of the natural bodies of water near me were both a) polluted and b) had really strong undertows, so I had nowhere to really learn. Eventually, as I got older, my awareness of not being able to swim made it extremely difficult to even attempt to learn (I basically start suffering panic attacks the moment my head goes under water, and I just can't coordinate kicking my legs and paddling together). So by the time I had the ability to try and learn to swim on my own, I had absolutely no interest in doing so. I can doggy paddle if I'm wearing something to keep me buoyant (lifevest, inflatable ring, etc), but without support I sink like a stone. In 40+ years this has never actually been a problem, because I don't go on boats and I don't really wade out far into the ocean or in pools. I'm intelligent enough to not place myself in danger based on my own inability. In exactly the same way I don't eat foods I know I'm allergic to, or actively hang around people who are contagiously sick, or otherwise engage in extremely high-risk activities likely to result in injury, illness, or death. And honestly, it's never really felt like it negatively impacted my life in any meaningful way - I've never really wanted to do any of the things I'd need to be able to swim for. I've never really had a single moment where I went "Man, I wish I'd learned how to swim. My life would be so much better now." --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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