[catbertz]

I always am amazed at how indestructible young people believe themselves to be. I was always paranoid in dangerous environments, assuming that doom was seconds away.

[kb2614]

"I was always paranoid in dangerous environments, assuming that doom was seconds away."

Thats because doom is always seconds away. Pessimists are never disappointed. ;-)

[DieHard the Hunter]

> I always am amazed at how indestructible young people believe themselves to be.

That’s because typically they are indestructible. At 19 they are in peak condition, their minds relatively clear, their joints flexible, their metabolism efficient, their reactions fast, and their bodies resilient to everything but the most fatal of blows. It is as close to “indestructible” our species can get.

It’s all straight downhill once we hit 30, as we have all found out.