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it's interesting how we are fine to let GDP drop considerably to reduce the impact of Covid, but we are perfectly fine to let millions die from air pollution be
by dariosalvi78 4y ago
it's interesting how we are fine to let GDP drop considerably to reduce the impact of Covid, but we are perfectly fine to let millions die from air pollution because we don't want to impact GDP.
- izzydata 4y agoDying slowly vs dying quickly. As a society we seem fine with letting people destroy their health in any number of ways from smoking to eating a pound of sugar a day, but we will go to great lengths to prevent people from committing suicide.
- pif 4y ago"Living" is another name for "dying slowly".
- izzydata 4y agoTrue, but I'd prefer to die as slowly as possible.
- skeeter2020 4y agoYou've got the premise backwards; you should try to live a full as possible, not die slowly. An extra few years at the end are worth a lot less than in the middle.
- izzydata 4y agoI can do both I think. Unless doing specific life extending activities like exercising is considering not living a full life. I wonder if exercising for a minute can extend your life by 1 minute or if it's mostly a waste of time in that regard.
- dcolkitt 4y agoOver the past 50 years, the US has invested massive economic resources in reducing air pollution.
- hedora 4y agoThe covid response cost way more than ending climate change would.