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It seems like we've discovered things that are obviously bad for us within a decade or two of use. Leaded gas, DDT, ionizing radiation, asbestos. I'm sure there
by dehrmann 5y ago
It seems like we've discovered things that are obviously bad for us within a decade or two of use. Leaded gas, DDT, ionizing radiation, asbestos. I'm sure there are loads of things that are less than ideal, but it looks like they're all at least an order of magnitude safer than bad things that came to use in the 20th century. It's at a point where the data has problems with statistical significance and confounding variables.
- spywaregorilla 5y agoI would be very wary about that. Plastic seems highly likely to be the kind of thing that will, at some level of bio accumulation, cause cancer. I just don't think it's a substantial factor in obesity or sperm declines at the moment.