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We have some things happening like decreased sperm counts, lowering of IQ, increased prevalence of certain diseases, etc. No one really knows what are causing

by pests 3y ago

We have some things happening like decreased sperm counts, lowering of IQ, increased prevalence of certain diseases, etc. No one really knows what are causing them... Is there any chance, at all, it might be related to radio waves? Long term, generational effects. I do not personally believe it's possible or happening but I've always been a fan of conspiracy fiction.

lxgr 3y ago
Very likely there isn't, but if there was, I'd look at the transmitters right next to you, not at the ones hundreds of kilometers away in the sky. The radiation received from the former vs. the latter is so many orders of magnitude larger, the comparison only makes sense on a log scale – and even then it's very, very small. If you want to minimize the risk of adverse health effects, turn off your smartphone and computer (not because of the radiation, but because you'll be exposed to less worrying conspiracy theories).
audunw 3y ago
Seems more likely that those are caused by things in our environment that we know are disruptive, like PFAS and certain plastic additives. Also bad diets and ultra processed food. There’s plenty of things to worry about where we do actually have studies showing they’re worth worrying about. Radio waves are basically proven safe by now. Like, think about it.. people now regularly sleeping with their phone right next to their head, and use Bluetooth headphones all day. They blast their entire house with Wi-Fi, Z-Wave, ZigBee and wireless speaker signals. If these radio waves were as bad as people thought some years ago we’d all be walking blobs of cancer by now.
kelnos 3y ago
> Is there any chance, at all, it might be related to radio waves? I don't know, but throwing around FUD isn't going to teach us anything useful.
- pests 3y ago
  Who is throwing around FUD? I said society has a couple mystery illnessess. Is that FUD? I asked if radio might be causing something on the level of generations. Is that FUD? Is it not okay to ask questions and be curious?

by pests 3y ago

lxgr 3y ago

Very likely there isn't, but if there was, I'd look at the transmitters right next to you, not at the ones hundreds of kilometers away in the sky. The radiation received from the former vs. the latter is so many orders of magnitude larger, the comparison only makes sense on a log scale – and even then it's very, very small. If you want to minimize the risk of adverse health effects, turn off your smartphone and computer (not because of the radiation, but because you'll be exposed to less worrying conspiracy theories).

audunw 3y ago

Seems more likely that those are caused by things in our environment that we know are disruptive, like PFAS and certain plastic additives. Also bad diets and ultra processed food. There’s plenty of things to worry about where we do actually have studies showing they’re worth worrying about. Radio waves are basically proven safe by now. Like, think about it.. people now regularly sleeping with their phone right next to their head, and use Bluetooth headphones all day. They blast their entire house with Wi-Fi, Z-Wave, ZigBee and wireless speaker signals. If these radio waves were as bad as people thought some years ago we’d all be walking blobs of cancer by now.

kelnos 3y ago

> Is there any chance, at all, it might be related to radio waves? I don't know, but throwing around FUD isn't going to teach us anything useful.

pests 3y ago
Who is throwing around FUD? I said society has a couple mystery illnessess. Is that FUD? I asked if radio might be causing something on the level of generations. Is that FUD? Is it not okay to ask questions and be curious?