Why are educated people less likely to take risks compared to

>>1693402
Education system is designed to make you a useful 'tool' for the benefit of society. Individuals who takes risks are not so useful to society because they cannot be controlled as easily as the obedient ones who don't take risks nor behave in risky manners.

Basically, educated minds are conditioned to not take the risks.

>>1693402
I don't know if this is the right board for this but i would think it comes down to how much these risks correlates the persons perceived chances of survival or asking the question "what do i have to lose" in some intances all people have to lose is their life, this may cause them to act irattionally.
that is my take on it , I am not sure it is the right answer though to your question

>>1693402
Because the intelligent people can make that amount of money in a few hours of work in a comfy office instead of taking on a chance of being killed or going to prison.

If you don't understand what risk is kys

>>1693558
Intelligent doesn't equal to rich.

>>1693558
>>1693565
Intelligent does not equal educated, as well

>>1693402
They have more to lose. The father had a family, a career, a fulfilling life. The robber was probably on the edge and didn't care if he died.

Smarter people think about the future more.

That is because we have history in school not because it's a useless interest but because it's supposed to give us hindsight

>it's the 'if we refuse to learn, history will repeat itself' meme