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People are advised not to eat too much tuna, because coal polluted the entire ocean with mercury. The worst nuclear disasters pale in comparison to what we did
by yongjik 7y ago
People are advised not to eat too much tuna, because coal polluted the entire ocean with mercury.
The worst nuclear disasters pale in comparison to what we did with fossil fuels.
- bobthepanda 7y agoThe problem with this kind of comparison is that nuclear can cause one-time incidents resulting in massive social disruption and economic issues for a period of time. COVID-19 shows that, as a society, the world in general is not prepared for stuff like this; even the initial Chinese quarantines started causing supply chain issues that reverberated around the world. It is much easier to ask people to reduce tuna consumption, than to relocate 100,000+ people, as happened in Fukushima.