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I find it amazing how much effort and economic sacrifices we are willing to take to fight COVID, while at the same time, even now, the death toll because of unh
by misja111 6y ago
I find it amazing how much effort and economic sacrifices we are willing to take to fight COVID, while at the same time, even now, the death toll because of unhealthy lifestyles is far greater. Why don't we put a similar effort into banning fast food, for instance? How can the USA allow companies to advertise that stuff when the bad consequences can be seen everywhere?
- maddyboo 6y agoWe should be doing both, but COVID is very different and I don't think I need to explain why.
- lotsofpulp 6y agoThings must be politically unpopular in order to get banned. Merely being objectively bad for a given metric is not sufficient. See also alcohol vs marijuana.
- viraptor 6y agoWith the virus you can get funding to get rid of it. But try enforcing limits of sugar in coke and you'll mostly find money that tries to stop you.