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That logic is garbage. We should ban cigarettes? Smoking marijuana should not be legalized (risk factor for lung cancer)? Why not alcohol too? Where else can we

by aje403 9y ago

That logic is garbage. We should ban cigarettes? Smoking marijuana should not be legalized (risk factor for lung cancer)? Why not alcohol too? Where else can we stretch that? Maybe we should perform evaluations on people to determine what career paths they should follow to protect their best interests! Society should behoove itself to mind its own business.

oreo81 9y ago
>Society should behoove itself to mind its own business. This
xg15 9y ago
How does fixing work safety issues to banning alcohol? This looks like a slippery slope argument. There are many options to take a sensible position somewhere between the extremes.
- aje403 9y ago
  Where do you see the words “work safety “ anywhere in the comment I’m responding to?
  - foobarchu 9y ago
    Nowhere, but the grandparent comment literally contains the phrase "workplace safety" and talks about OSHA. This entire comment chain is about people having agency to choose a highly dangerous profession in exchange for good compensation.
    - aje403 9y ago
      Yes, exactly, and I think the grandparent OSHA argument has merit, however, the parent comment completely distorted it into a case for big brother - which I do not believe has any merit.
Retra 9y ago
This is the business of society. It is the only business of society. There's no point in having a government that doesn't look out for the welfare of its people.
- aje403 9y ago
  The business of society is ensuring that nobody else f$%^s with my business - not telling me what to do with it. The only gray area is when I'm doing something that affects others.
  - Retra 9y ago
    So everyone else should be governed? But not you? Look up the meaning of "govern." It almost literally means "telling people what to do." You're a person. The government will tell you what to do with your business. That's it's only job. It's the sole reason it exists.
Viliam1234 9y ago
> We should ban cigarettes? Nope. We should put adequate warnings on the cigarettes, so the customers know what exactly they are buying. We should do the same with professional sports -- tell everyone the risk according to our best knowledge, and then let them decide.

by aje403 9y ago

oreo81 9y ago

>Society should behoove itself to mind its own business. This

xg15 9y ago

How does fixing work safety issues to banning alcohol? This looks like a slippery slope argument. There are many options to take a sensible position somewhere between the extremes.

aje403 9y ago
Where do you see the words “work safety “ anywhere in the comment I’m responding to?
- foobarchu 9y ago
  Nowhere, but the grandparent comment literally contains the phrase "workplace safety" and talks about OSHA. This entire comment chain is about people having agency to choose a highly dangerous profession in exchange for good compensation.
  - aje403 9y ago
    Yes, exactly, and I think the grandparent OSHA argument has merit, however, the parent comment completely distorted it into a case for big brother - which I do not believe has any merit.

Retra 9y ago

This is the business of society. It is the only business of society. There's no point in having a government that doesn't look out for the welfare of its people.

aje403 9y ago
The business of society is ensuring that nobody else f$%^s with my business - not telling me what to do with it. The only gray area is when I'm doing something that affects others.
- Retra 9y ago
  So everyone else should be governed? But not you? Look up the meaning of "govern." It almost literally means "telling people what to do." You're a person. The government will tell you what to do with your business. That's it's only job. It's the sole reason it exists.

Viliam1234 9y ago

> We should ban cigarettes? Nope. We should put adequate warnings on the cigarettes, so the customers know what exactly they are buying. We should do the same with professional sports -- tell everyone the risk according to our best knowledge, and then let them decide.