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The issue of letting consumers choose the worse product is that the good products get pushed out of the market. Grocery floorspace that was once primarily stap

The issue of letting consumers choose the worse product is that the good products get pushed out of the market. Grocery floorspace that was once primarily staples and whole foods is mostly now junkfood. Proper razors have been replaced with disposables. Skincare & toothpaste products contain sodium laureth sulfate , which lathers well, but causes mouth sores and skin irritation. Letting consumers choose usually ends up optimizing superficial and sometimes harmful traits.

throwaway2037 1y ago
> Skincare & toothpaste products contain sodium laureth sulfate , which lathers well, but causes mouth sores and skin irritation. This is only true for sensitive individuals. Billions of people use these products every day and have no issues.
- benkaiser 1y ago
  Counter-example... some people have no idea that SLS is causing these issues and just chalk it up to how things are. I recently switched to an SLS free toothpaste but it was really hard to track one down that still had flouride in it!
  - throwaway2037 1y ago
    > it was really hard to track one down that still had flouride in it Oh, so you are one of those tin foil hat types that does not want fluoride in their toothpaste or drinking water? What the hell is it with fluoride and Internet randos? There is always one who pops into a discussion who has a hysterical story about why they avoid it. Repeating from my previous post, but this time about fluoride: <<Billions of people use X every day and have no issues.>>
    - tonymet 1y ago
      you can't possibly look at chronic health over the past 30 years and conclude "no issues".
    - Dylan16807 1y ago
      That... that's not what they said. Please check what people say before you throw a rant at them.
- tonymet 1y ago
  Don’t worry about that canary falling over , he’s just hypersensitive
  - Dylan16807 1y ago
    The reason you check the canary is because the gasses are building up and will eventually become dangerous to the non-sensitive life in the mine. Toothpaste surfactants don't build up.
Groxx 1y ago
giant, bright red, almost-flavorless strawberries

throwaway2037 1y ago

> Skincare & toothpaste products contain sodium laureth sulfate , which lathers well, but causes mouth sores and skin irritation. This is only true for sensitive individuals. Billions of people use these products every day and have no issues.

benkaiser 1y ago
Counter-example... some people have no idea that SLS is causing these issues and just chalk it up to how things are. I recently switched to an SLS free toothpaste but it was really hard to track one down that still had flouride in it!
- throwaway2037 1y ago
  > it was really hard to track one down that still had flouride in it Oh, so you are one of those tin foil hat types that does not want fluoride in their toothpaste or drinking water? What the hell is it with fluoride and Internet randos? There is always one who pops into a discussion who has a hysterical story about why they avoid it. Repeating from my previous post, but this time about fluoride: <<Billions of people use X every day and have no issues.>>
  - tonymet 1y ago
    you can't possibly look at chronic health over the past 30 years and conclude "no issues".
  - Dylan16807 1y ago
    That... that's not what they said. Please check what people say before you throw a rant at them.
tonymet 1y ago
Don’t worry about that canary falling over , he’s just hypersensitive
- Dylan16807 1y ago
  The reason you check the canary is because the gasses are building up and will eventually become dangerous to the non-sensitive life in the mine. Toothpaste surfactants don't build up.

Groxx 1y ago

giant, bright red, almost-flavorless strawberries