Bear Grylls- Urban Survivor

[_scorpio_]

wow. it continues. if i were a mod this would have gone by the first post....

 

[IanGilroy_2]

As an adendum.
The one thing we are all bemoaning is the lack of knowledge out there. Yes B.Gs actions are overtly dangerous, but R.Ms carries an inherrent danger to it.
None of us would condone somone going out and trying to survive on the viewing of one TV programe be it Ray's or Bear's.
I wouldn't try to build a house after watching Tommy Walsh.

 

[johnboy]

wow. it continues. if i were a mod this would have gone by the first post....

Things on the thread have been civil and to a degree enlightening so why 'if you were a Mod' would you have locked it??

 

[SouthernCross]

G'day Chris

And it will take about two seconds for the parents to blame anyone else except themselves or the child.

For God's sake, will people just stop trying to say he's dangerous. He's not. He's perfectly capable of doing the things he does. Not everyone is. If someone tries something he does and gets hurt then it's not his fault, it's theirs. This is not the US. You don't have to sue someone else when something goes wrong, especially if it's your fault.

Nobody ever says Ray Mears is dangerous. If I go and eat a mushroom that's dodgy, can I blame Ray Mears? If I try to start a fire and burn myself can I blame Ray Mears? If I abseil down a waterfall can I blame Bear Grylls? If I go rock climbing and fall can I blame Bear Grylls?

No I can't because I did it. Not Ray or Bear. Me.

Now there's a novel thought in this day & age. Personal accountability and responsibility :

Do you ever think it will catch on?

To be honest, considering how lazy humans have become and how much easier it is to blame someone else, I don't give it much chance

At the risk of invoking moderator intervention, I'll ask the following question to stimulate further discussion

With the possible exception of the size of the Audience, what is the difference between Bear and all the internet wannabes?

Or does anyone reckon that one form of media has greater credibilty over the other?



Kind regards
Mick