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No, that's just a common excuse. People still smoke, eat McDonalds, rarely exercise, drive in cars, take drugs, have unprotected sex, drink alcohol, ... long-te
by tomp 5y ago
No, that's just a common excuse. People still smoke, eat McDonalds, rarely exercise, drive in cars, take drugs, have unprotected sex, drink alcohol, ... long-term consequences be damned.
- rajin444 5y agoThe long term effects of all of those listed are fairly well understood. It's about known risk vs. unknown risk.
- pythonaut_16 5y agoThe long term consequences of those things are fairly well known/intuitive at this point. People are bad at optimizing for low and long term risks, but doing something knowing it's bad for you is different than being anxious about what unknown effects a treatment might have.