I do see the gears turning, but from my perspective I see someone trying to figure out how dangerous the lunatic is. Does he need to fight or flight? That's what I see him thinking. That's what I would be thinking.
The questioner (assuming everything he is saying is false (as is my perspective)) appears to be completely out of his gourd nuts. Since I think he is incorrect in everything he says, I see him as threat, but I need to figure out how much of a threat he is before I act. My turning gears would be thinking, "where's the exit?" and "do I need to take this guy out first before I run in order to save myself?"
I am someone who has been training for many years in self-defense. I look at every situation with skepticism and wariness. To me this guy would have put me instantly on guard. His whole approach was aggressive.From my perspective I would have been both initially wary and increasingly calculating "fight or flight." My main thought process would have been, "will this guy try to physically attack me if I try to extricate?"
You believe your reaction would have been different. I believe you. Not everyone looks at the world retaining that inkling of self-preservation at all times. But many military do. I'd bet someone as brave and militarily accomplished as an astronaut does.
I really do believe this is a situation of confirmation bias, possibly on both of our parts. I will say I do not see what you are seeing at all, and it isn't because I am not trying.
I do see the gears turning, but from my perspective I see someone trying to figure out how dangerous the lunatic is. Does he need to fight or flight? That's what I see him thinking. That's what I would be thinking.
The questioner (assuming everything he is saying is false (as is my perspective)) appears to be completely out of his gourd nuts. Since I think he is incorrect in everything he says, I see him as threat, but I need to figure out how much of a threat he is before I act. My turning gears would be thinking, "where's the exit?" and "do I need to take this guy out first before I run in order to save myself?"
I am someone who has been training for many years in self-defense. I look at every situation with skepticism and wariness. To me this guy would have put me instantly on guard. His whole approach was aggressive.From my perspective I would have been both initially wary and increasingly calculating "fight or flight." My main thought process would have been, "will this guy try to physically attack me if I try to extricate?"
You believe your reaction would have been different. I believe you. Not everyone looks at the world retaining that inkling of self-preservation at all times. But many military do. I'd bet someone as brave and militarily accomplished as an astronaut does.
I really do believe this is a situation of confirmation bias, possibly on both of our parts. I will say I do not see what you are seeing at all, and it isn't because I am not trying.