I still think the bear question is completely loaded
I would ALWAYS choose the bear. Everyone I know would ALWAYS choose the bear. If the random man was a person they were close to, most people would STILL choose the bear because bears are rad as hell
My boyfriend isn't terminally online so I often tell him things like this, in an impartial way.
"The internet is mad because some women have been saying they would rather be alone in a forest with a bear than with a strange man."
Him: "Why is this a question? People are always the objectively worse answer."
"Well... some people are pointing out that the type of bear is important-"
Him: "I would rather risk being mauled by a bear than have to deal with a stranger. Why is this controversial? I thought people on the internet hated people?"