I just saw a scary image of the wall of a plane being ripped out mid-flight and someone in the comment section said that it was a perfect example of the burnt toast theory.
The two people that were supposed to sit in the area of the wall collapse missed their flights that day so no one got hurt but what does this have to do with the burnt toast theory?
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“Burnt toast theory” isn’t really a theory in any meaningful way, rather its a way of looking at inconveniences in life as being actually beneficial by saving you from unknown tragedy that would have happened if the inconvenience hadn’t happened. The idea is that burning toast may have been bad, but it could have been that burning toast saved you from dying in a car crash, so perhaps it was actually a good thing?
For the people who missed their flights, typically missing a flight is seen as a major inconvenience and is a major concern for many people when flying. However, for those two people missing their flight may have actually saved their lives – an actual example of what could be considered “burnt toast theory”’s premise. This does suffer severely from selection bias, but for people who find “burnt toast theory” a helpful way to look at life it can be a way to reinforce that perspective.
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