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The time it takes us from finding out something is dangerous to finally doing something about it is astonishingly long. Lead, Asbestos, CFCs, PFAS, etc

• simplify 1y ago
  Yes. Humans in general are very bad at dealing with delayed consequences.
  • LargeWu 1y ago
    Typically because there are entrenched financial interests incentivized not to change.
    • bell-cot 1y ago
      And because our brains evolved in very different environments - where serious hidden delayed consequences were very rare, and life was short & cheap.
• EasyMark 1y ago
  And we have a President currently trying to bring back clean, beautiful asbestos (it's still used in a few places actually). A wonder material, good for protecting against hot stuff.
• tessierashpool 1y ago
  The EPA is currently reviewing its ban on asbestos.