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> So you're just sensitive to every industrial material? it's hard to take seriously. Our bodies are essentially "legacy code" that's been evolving not for a d
by forgotmypw17 6y ago
> So you're just sensitive to every industrial material? it's hard to take seriously.
Our bodies are essentially "legacy code" that's been evolving not for a decade or two, but for millions of years.
If you've ever maintained an old software system, you know that old-tried-and-true inputs are probably good, but trying anything previously untested may cause unpredictable issues.
I look at any new substance which my ancestors haven't encountered (and been selected for tolerating) as basically alpha testing, which I'd rather avoid with my irreplaceable hardware-software installation.
- tptacek 6y agoIn this thread, you've managed to derive axiomatically a theory of toxicity in which peanuts are suspicious because they trigger allergies, which implies our immune systems see something wrong with them. I feel like a grain of salt (if our systems can tolerate it) would do us well on this thread.