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Some additional specificity to add to the conversation (not entirely my own work in compiling this list): Terrorism. Dental disease. Lead paint & lead exposu
by jschveibinz 5y ago
Some additional specificity to add to the conversation (not entirely my own work in compiling this list):
Terrorism.
Dental disease.
Lead paint & lead exposure.
Potential asteroid strikes.
Deaths from "extreme" sports.
Missed child support payments.
Defamatory online smears.
Unintentional ingestion of poison.
Death from malpractice.
Suffering from untreated disease.
Structural fires.
Wildfires.
Rat infestations.
Light pollution.
Muggings.
Accidental drowning.
Injury from trips and falls.
Sexism.
Racism.
Xenophobia.
Sports-related brain injury
Animal attack.
Earthquake.
Flood.
Slavery.
Venomous bite.
Tsunami.
Gangs and gang violence.
Food-borne illness.
Joint disease.
Loss of animal habitat.
Theft and fraud.
Cultural snobbery.
Non-fatal STDs.
Police brutality.
Animal cruelty.
Lightning strike.
Violent weather.
Bullies.
Too much sitting.
Bureaucratic delays.
Alzheimer's.
Chemical waste.
Aging infrastructure.
Drought.
Dependance on travel and automobiles.
Organ transplant supply.
Carbon-based energy.
Lack of nutritious food.
Lack of nutrition awareness.
Electrocution.
Bicycle accidents.
Drug addiction.
Alcoholism.
AIDS.
Campaign finance reform.
Biased criminal justice.
Air pollution.
Water pollution.
Student debt.
Retirement funding.
Socioeconomic mobility.
Infectious disease control.
Under employment.
Diabetes.
Bad regulation of financial markets.
Fraud.
Extortion.
Tax evasion.
War casualties.
Lack of support for veterans of foreign wars.
Homelessness.
Mental illness.
Blood transfusions supply.
Early disease detection.
Human waste (all types)
Sexual abuse (all forms).
Religion competition.
Gun safety.
Obesity.
Auto accidents and fatalities.
Drug abuse & drug control.
Mass extinction of nonhuman species.
Loneliness.
Stroke.
Cancer.
Heart disease.
Global warming.
Poverty
Misguided use of technology.
..and the lack of awareness about social ills and inability to focus attention on important problems requiring solutions.
Please feel free to add items or suggest corrections.