there was a documentary on him a while ago – he has a bit of a death wish anyway, something to do with his upbringing.
That’s interesting, I saw the same documentary and didn’t read it that way.
I’ll never understand the sort of person that wants to watch another human die. Don’t get it
It’s actually a fairly universal human nature thing, though when you ask people outright they’d say they don’t want to watch – they tend to want to anyway, I believe psychologists have claimed it has something to do with survival hardcoding – i.e. see how someone else died so you don’t. It explains,I suppose, why you will watch these things while still cringing and then its more likely than ever to replay in your head if you’re ever stood at the top of a cliff. Not quite the same as watching someone die quietly on the floor from being shot and as such I’d estimate you get fewer people wanting to view such things.
Personally I can understand the “you’d think that’d put him off” crowd, and the “idiot” crowd point of view, but I still think admire his willingness to do these things and wish I could have a go in a wingsuit (despite or maybe because of having height fear issues).