Please Pay Attention, Discerning Readers
The vast majority of people would rather not even think about death at all because it is so massive, terrible, and overwhelming to think about it at all. However, there is always that one possibility that leads people to be quite concerned, despite the fact that it is highly unlikely that it would occur.
Even though sharks have a reputation for being scary, the harsh truth is that you are more likely to die from a vending machine than from a shark. We both agree that this is a ridiculous assumption, but the sad truth is that shark attacks don’t kill people very often.