> These compounds are extremely good at what they do. From lubrication to fire retardants there’s a reason these compounds are everywhere. You could make the s

> These compounds are extremely good at what they do. From lubrication to fire retardants there’s a reason these compounds are everywhere. You could make the same argument about asbestos (and people probably did at the time). You could also argue that it took class action lawsuits to finally push the cost of using it from "wonder product" to "only when really needed" to "not worth it" to "it's now illegal". (Granted the last step is not 100% tied to the financial cost).