He anthropomorphized the bears and thought he was bear-like -- that he could understand them on an instinctual level, in truth just making up interpretations of whatever he wanted out from whatever bear things they did. Two completely wrong things. He did learn some meaningful readings of the tendencies of the bears, though, of course, but I think he used that to just cross lines and push things extra; he claimed he loved them but never respected their space because in his mind he was one of them.
You know, I think you can have an interesting perspective from looking at it, knowing the documentary and the life of Timothy. I think it was a bizarre case of escapism. Tantamount to an addiction. Trying to run away from civilization and push your luck living amidst dangerous adrenaline and stress-inducing animals.
Normally, nature is a good escape. It's a healthy one. But that was the extreme version that really probably gave him something worse than the life he lived in California that he ran away from. When does an escape become another fix to a bad coping mechanism because it provides a better excuse? It's a reasonable question. If you go from one extreme doing crime and drugs (not saying he did), and then on the other you provoke bears standing in front of them, practically poking their predatory nature. That low-risk assessment behavior, that recklessness, means you haven't healed your inner problem. Oftentimes people use healthy language tropes and superficial zen hippie eco-concern nonsense to justify their own bullshit instead of dealing with core issues. Mainly Westerners, lol.
People would rather stand in front of wild bears instead of confronting their inner problems. That's crazy.
I'm telling you. Be careful. One of these days, kittens might pull some crazy shit on you and catch a body. @Hodan from HR
If you ever need a rottweiler to deal with them. Just holler.
Despite his reckless decision to endanger his and his gf's life, I gotta say he displayed courage his last moments. With the bear ripping his flesh and he realizes he won't make it, Timothy tells Amie to leave. Experts say she would have survived if she left quietly. Her hysterical cries triggered the bear's predator instincts, causing it to come after her.
But then again, this was traumatic incident to witness. No one knows how they'll react until they themselves are in a similar situation..
People benefit, generally, from optimism. The issue is if it gets in the way of assessing risks or obstructing outcome-based realistic reading of a situation that needs a greater crystalized perspective. It's a skill that can't have the same volume throughout. Sometimes optimism should be cranked up, other times lowered.
It can be because the general public, experts included, view those extreme nature-loving types as usually idiosyncratic. So they don't know how to deal with them. Does that make sense? They expect some level of crazy. Which isn't helpful, of course.
Don't go all Rottweiler Woman on us now. I'll put the dog on a leash for your own good.
You know what? @The alchemist
The thrill seeker in me is curious about what it's like being on the other side. But be warned, I'm no Amie Huguenard. I'm running away the minute that rottweiler goes rogue..
Humans underestimate the ferociousness of bears because they are omnivorous, too. They think since they look so fat and domestic -- that they might chew on some plants -- it translates behavioral balance, away from pure predatory instinct.
