Okay, I need to revisit my position. Now I'm shocked that _both_ paracetamol and ibuprofen are available "off the shelf" (without talking to anyone). I wonder

Okay, I need to revisit my position. Now I'm shocked that _both_ paracetamol and ibuprofen are available "off the shelf" (without talking to anyone). I wonder if people in general are or were always as blasé about the risks of easily obtainable medicines as the people around me seem to be today. Could trust in government regulations to protect us from harm have the side effect of eroding personal responsibility? Or could the era of click-through EULAs and warnings on everything etc. be training people to not bother reading any instructions/warnings? ("This product contains water, which is known to the state of California to cause cancer and birth defects.") I'm rambling. Maybe I don't have a coherent point. But something bugs me about it.