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I don't think that's true or else there'd never be anyone eating red meat or drinking alcohol or smoking cigarettes or choosing television over exercise. Burni
by AlecSchueler 4y ago
I don't think that's true or else there'd never be anyone eating red meat or drinking alcohol or smoking cigarettes or choosing television over exercise.
Burning gasoline is known to give off pollutants that shorten our lives today but millions of peopole choose driving over health every day.
- digging 4y agoI think that's a UI problem more than anything. Well, actually, most people in the US "choose" driving because they don't actually have any choice. But even if they do, they choose driving because getting in the car doesn't tell you what it's doing to your lifespan (or anyone else's - imagine if it factored in the likelihood of killing a pedestrian or one's own child in their oversized SUV). Literally nobody is thinking about that every time they get in the car, even very environmentally-minded people.
- AlecSchueler 4y agoNetherlands here. Myself and several others I know have never driven for this reason. But I do get your point.
- colonCapitalDee 4y agoI don't think about those things every time I drive, but I have given it some serious thought. I choose to drive anyway.