“The more you fly, the more exposed you are to bird strikes, …”
Yes, your risk exposure increases, but if the flight is done with purpose, it also leads to risk mitigation. I definitely have observed that on average, the pilots who fly more frequently and/or with purpose (i.e. additional training/proficiency with a knowledgeable instructor) have sharper skills and greater SA than those who fly infrequently. So while their risk exposure might be higher, their skillset to lower the severity of any actual abnormal situation is greater, so their overall risk of injury is much lower. Of course, the only way to truly eliminate all of the risk is to not do the thing, but at that point we’re not talking about risk reduction, we’re talking about risk avoidance.