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Using and understanding something does not necessarily go hand in hand. Asbestos for example was used for quite a few years and seen as a safe and cheap buildi
by foepys 5y ago
Using and understanding something does not necessarily go hand in hand.
Asbestos for example was used for quite a few years and seen as a safe and cheap building material. Then it turned out that it gives people cancer. A similar thing happened with lead, although some people knew how dangerous it is but kept quiet about it for profit.
- fsh 5y agoAre you seriously comparing asbestosis, which develops decades after exposure to invisible fibers, to a literal fire? Billions of people are carrying around lithium ion batteries all day. If they were unsafe, we would have noticed a long time ago.
- Swenrekcah 5y agoWhile true (and this thread is getting me quite paranoid about my devices) the danger from asbestos is quiet but here we are talking about fires and explosions. That’s not something you cover up so easily.