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I’m saying it’s easy to say until the consequences arrive. And with something this big, the consequences will be big. But then I’ve lived through 3-4 major dow
by lazide 2y ago
I’m saying it’s easy to say until the consequences arrive. And with something this big, the consequences will be big.
But then I’ve lived through 3-4 major downturns so far - and seen the ‘oh shit’s land.
- ThrowawayR2 2y agoI've lived through 3-4 major downturns too and, yeah, it's hard. Like discontinuing leaded gasoline, we either pay the price now or pay much worse later.
- lazide 2y agoI don’t disagree, I just cringe when I see (presumably young/haven’t been through it before) folks cheer for destruction. We had alternatives to those things, when we banned them, after all. Or didn’t ban them at all, just taxed them more.
- pixl97 2y agoThe best day to stop smoking was yesterday, but stopping today is the second best. The consequences of addiction are huge, and the longer you stay addicted the worse it gets.