BecomeMe

817 readers

2 users here now

Social Experiment. Become Me. What I see, you see.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

There were 69 unprovoked shark attacks on people and 10 fatalities in 2023 worldwide, with four of the deaths occurring in Australia (www.newscientist.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

5 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] halfwaythere 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What is the differentiation between provoked and unprovoked, being in their domain and being on land?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Attempting to interact with the shark vs. simply being in the water. The article mentions people trying to touch or feed sharks, free them from fishing nets, etc.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

The article mentions people trying to touch or feed sharks

I don't really feel sorry for these people. The ones who get attacked while helping, sure, they didn't deserve it, but if you see a shark and think "I'll just hold out my hand with some tasty food", you 100% have it coming.