Comment by sph
9 months ago
I don't know about you, but most of us are human. Rational or not, we do not routinely do cost-benefit analysis for each of our actions and choices.
In fact, in human matters, relying purely on logic means ignoring the fuzzy, analog decision system called instinct and gut feeling, which has served us very well historically.
Since the benefits of going to the US or not are relative, not purely right or wrong, there is no incorrect choice; gut feeling is good enough and takes much less effort.
that's a disingenuous argument, ignoring emotions is not a rational way to make decisions
if one will be too afraid of gun violence to enjoy a US vacation, the rational choice is to go somewhere else
that said, the rational choice for, say, an agoraphobe is not "never go outside"