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"seatbelts help people survive car accidents" This is a completely normal way to talk about inanimate objects

• kazinator 1y ago
  The difference is that in the case of a seatbelt, people won't make a personified interpretation of "help". They know they need to make the tool-like interpretation, because it's all that makes sense.
  • mgraczyk 1y ago
    "shovels help people dig holes"