• remotelove@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Of the several times I have brushed death, none of those times included a chant to a god.

    My typical response in my head was “Ah fuck. This is going to be a fun ride.”, or a variation of those words. It usually involved some dark sarcasm, now that I think about it.

    (Working on an aircraft carrier flight deck is extremely dangerous and sailors can delop some morbid humor as a result. I ain’t saying it’s right, but that it’s just a thing. Stress response is weird.)

    • P00ptart@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      For me it was always “huh, so this is it” only later would I freak out how close I was.