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This might be true in fact, if asbestos use is limited to applications where it's the obvious best choice. But it's uncomfortable to run a simple utilitarian c
by samatman 2y ago
This might be true in fact, if asbestos use is limited to applications where it's the obvious best choice.
But it's uncomfortable to run a simple utilitarian calculus when, as in this case, the groups it benefits (sailors) and those it harms (shipbreakers) are disjoint. Leads one to want to find a solution which is more straightforwardly positive-sum.
- macintux 2y agoI don't think those building/owning the ships care much about the benefit to sailors, just that the ships are less likely to be severely damaged by fire.
- samatman 2y agoIt wasn't a comment about motivations, but rather, benefit. Sailors fairly clearly benefit from not being on a ship which catches fire. If you'd like to add the financial balance of owners and builders to the benefit side, feel free.
- causal 2y agoAgreed. I'm not advocating for use of asbestos given its tendency to end up in places humans breathe.