Comment by K.A. on Availability · 2007-09-09T23:34:44.000Z · LW · GW

The bias probably results because risks that people have less control over (homicide) would be more important to remember than the ones that are primarily due to one's own life decisions (suicide, health practices). The former risks seem unjust and avoidance practices still need to be learned as a means of living adaptively in an uncertain environment, vs. the latter risks, which already seem to be under our control.