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There are many things your kids shouldn't eat. Like a bottle of bleach or my circular saw. We don't need to ban them all. That's really too silly.
by lvs 10y ago
There are many things your kids shouldn't eat. Like a bottle of bleach or my circular saw. We don't need to ban them all. That's really too silly.
- bunderbunder 10y agoBleach and circular saws don't happen to look exactly like a certain kind of candy (dragees). This is fairly subtle issue, and strawman analogies add nothing of value to the conversation.
- lvs 10y agoYes, but the switch on my saw looks just like a fun red pushable button, and my bleach looks like a milk bottle. It isn't a straw man. The question is how ultra-safe you'd like your society to be. My argument is that we have dangers all around, and some acceptable and reasonable risk must be associated with living. And it's unavoidable to boot. The society that believes that cushioning every corner eliminates daily risks is living a lie. The trouble is that if you say that banning magnets is reasonable, nobody listens to you when you tell them that banning the sale of automatic weapons should also be. You're crying wolf with the damn magnets. There are bigger fish to fry!
- anigbrowl 10y agoIt's not subtle at all. Why are we protecting candy manufacturers who make candy that resembles ball bearings? Most likely for no other reason than that we have been used to such novelty candy since we were kids ourselves, and somehow learned to distinguish between candy and actual ball bearings so as not to eat the latter. Why are we expected to believe that adults can't tell the difference between candy and powerful magnets just because they're both shiny and metallic-looking? Why are the very clear warnings supplied with the product somehow unreadable in the face of their shiny roundness?