> the canary is there for a gas leak, not for an asteroid destroying the earth. - [kobalsky - Hacker News - September 16, 2024](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41556308) This is a logic extension of [[Canary in the Coal Mine]] which aims to illustrate that having a Canary protects you from a gas leak in the mine which would pose a danger, it doesn't help you if there's an asteroid hitting the Earth that's in the process of destroying the whole planet. From a [[Risk Mitigation]] perspective, it's about protecting yourself from the threats you know, even if it's not perfect.