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Yup. The joke around here is that 'everything causes cancer in California'. Nobody takes those labels seriously because they're on everything and give 0 indicat
by somehnguy 6y ago
Yup. The joke around here is that 'everything causes cancer in California'. Nobody takes those labels seriously because they're on everything and give 0 indication of risk level compared to other items with the same label.
- shockeychap 6y agoIt's just another example of feel-good legislation that does more harm than good.
- colechristensen 6y agoIt’s an example of well intentioned legislation poorly implemented.
- shockeychap 6y agoName one piece of modern legislation that isn't regarded as "well intentioned" by those passing it.
- colechristensen 6y agoI guess I am judging the intentions of those passing it, not reflecting how they would judge their own intentions. There is a whole philosophical bent about what "good" intentions might be which is way off topic.
- paconbork 6y agoReminds me of a similar observation with drug side-effects on WebMD: https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/webmd-and-the-tragedy-of-legible https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/webmd-and-the-tragedy-... When the side effects for ibuprofen read similarly to those of far more dangerous prescription drugs, then they're really not helpful