for decades I used nothing. but I realized that I NEED MY EYES and its not worth any risk given how simple and cheap it is to use the eye protection.
I now evangelize for those. when I see someone not using them, I tell them about it (like I was told; and I never knew about them before I was informed).
seriously. get them. why would you NOT protect your eyes? !!
You are right. But most of us have to see/expierience an accident before realising that.
Chances something happens are incedibly small, but the effects are incedibly big, so easy math and statistics don't apply here.
I once heard someone say (who advised wearing them): Wear them now, they protect BOTH of your eyes.
Don't wear them AFTER loosing an eye, because the chance that it happens AGAIN to the same person is very much smaller, and as an extra,
divided by two because hitting the same side of your face isn't a problem anymore.
Didn't know what to do. Laugh or cry.