Jeremy Clarkson, years before being a Top Gear co-anchor, was already a well known journalist and writer in the UK. The following, is an extract of one of this columns called "They're trying to lower the pulse of Real Life", published on Sunday March 4, 2001.
Almost exactly eleven years and eleven months from that article, his opinion to me about men and risks is as current as gun control in the U.S. or Sergio Perez driving for Mclaren.
Well now look. The human being and the human male in particular, is programmed to take risks. Had our ancestors spent their days sitting around in caves, not daring to go outside, we'd still be there now.
Sure, we´re more civilized these days, what with our microwave and our jet liners, but we're still caveman at heart. We still crave the rush of adrenaline, the endorphin highs and the buzz of a dopamine hit. And the only way we can unlock this medicine chest is by taking a risk.
Telling us that speed kills and asking us to slow down is a bit like asking us to ignore gravity. We don't drive fast because we're in a hurry; we drive fast because it pushes the arousal buttons, makes us feel alive, makes us feel human.
You can also find this columns in the book "The World According to Clarkson" published by Penguin books in Britain and the U.S.
Almost exactly eleven years and eleven months from that article, his opinion to me about men and risks is as current as gun control in the U.S. or Sergio Perez driving for Mclaren.
Well now look. The human being and the human male in particular, is programmed to take risks. Had our ancestors spent their days sitting around in caves, not daring to go outside, we'd still be there now.
Sure, we´re more civilized these days, what with our microwave and our jet liners, but we're still caveman at heart. We still crave the rush of adrenaline, the endorphin highs and the buzz of a dopamine hit. And the only way we can unlock this medicine chest is by taking a risk.
Telling us that speed kills and asking us to slow down is a bit like asking us to ignore gravity. We don't drive fast because we're in a hurry; we drive fast because it pushes the arousal buttons, makes us feel alive, makes us feel human.
You can also find this columns in the book "The World According to Clarkson" published by Penguin books in Britain and the U.S.
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