people are saying do it scared, but you also gotta do it alone. you’ll miss out on so much you want to do if you wait til someone will do it with you. do it scared and do it alone.
Most athletes will compete to their extreme physical detriment, they would compete with concussions and broken ribs if they weren’t stopped. However the difference between F1 and traditional sports is that F1 athletes are not only a danger to themselves if they compete in these conditions but also to many others (other drivers, marshals, etc)
Sometimes people don’t know what’s best for themselves and I can honestly say that we are lucky that there wasn’t an accident or collision where a driver couldn’t extract themselves properly or a situation where a driver lost consciousness with their foot on the accelerator.
Also in reference to his point about triathletes, there’s usually medical staff at those competitions who will remove an athlete from the competition if things look bad medically and there’s also regulations in place concerning temperatures and events being shortened or cancelled
At the end of the day F1 drivers job is to race and compete and I don’t know how many of them would be willing to risk their reputations with the team and the sponsors to retire on their own, that’s why there needs to be things in place that keep them safe.
Due to that post I made re: why it’s hard for aros/aces to imagine a future for themselves because society tells you a romantic partner will always take priority, a lot of people (aros/aces and allos alike) are sharing stories about how they have been discarded by their close friends and it’s breaking my heart. But allos and aspecs coming in and sharing how they have the same amount of love for their partners and their best friends/siblings is healing it.
Still, there are people in the tags saying that aros/aces can “never offer their partners the kind of intimacy they need” and so they shouldn’t be “surprised” when they feel closer to partners than their friends. You guys are missing the point.
The point is that we should NOT be ranking our relationships. People aren’t there to be ranked on a scale of “This person is my number one and this person comes after that.” The point is that you need multiple people in your life. One person cannot - and should not - be responsible for giving you everything you need. Different people will give you different things that you need in life and you should value all of them.
The idea that a romantic partner will give you every single thing you need in life is a toxic idea in itself and puts undue pressure on said partner and the relationship as a whole. A best friend won’t give you everything either. You NEED multiple people in your life and they will all give you a part of what you need, but there is no one perfect person out there who perfectly gives you exactly what you want. We need multiple people and they should all be valued by you. Love is not limited.
