Because the writer is convincing themselves to take a course of action by looking at the worst case scenario and finding it not too bad. It’s meaningless to argue
“I should try it because this bad thing could happen”,
unlike
“I should try it because this bad thing is the worst that could happen”.
Worse is a comparative and worst is the superlative. So, without something to compare to, using the comparative is a bit odd (though, at least for this phrase, I think anyone would understand what was meant).
*worst
I concur, if only because it’s also Dutch for “sausage”, which I find highly appropriate in this case.
This seems right, but why?
Because the writer is convincing themselves to take a course of action by looking at the worst case scenario and finding it not too bad. It’s meaningless to argue
“I should try it because this bad thing could happen”,
unlike
“I should try it because this bad thing is the worst that could happen”.
Worseis a comparative andworstis the superlative. So, without something to compare to, using the comparative is a bit odd (though, at least for this phrase, I think anyone would understand what was meant).