Jpopy@lemmy.world to AsklemmyEnglish · 2 years agoEvery generation has some product/ingredient that they didn’t know was dangerous at the time: tobacco, lead, asbestos, etc. What is that item for this generation?message-squaremessage-square636fedilinkarrow-up1748arrow-down120
arrow-up1728arrow-down1message-squareEvery generation has some product/ingredient that they didn’t know was dangerous at the time: tobacco, lead, asbestos, etc. What is that item for this generation?Jpopy@lemmy.world to AsklemmyEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square636fedilink
minus-squareCatsruleslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·2 years agoBy your definition we don’t know yet. Ask again in 10 years.
minus-squarehactar42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoExcept the sad fact is in every one of those examples, they did know. It’s just nobody cared because it would hurt the bottom line.
minus-squaretrachemys@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoOr they didn’t care because they succumbed to the arguments made by the people who were protecting their own bottom line.
minus-squareGingerrific@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoYes we do. It’s silica sand.
By your definition we don’t know yet. Ask again in 10 years.
Except the sad fact is in every one of those examples, they did know. It’s just nobody cared because it would hurt the bottom line.
Or they didn’t care because they succumbed to the arguments made by the people who were protecting their own bottom line.
Technicallythetruth
Yes we do. It’s silica sand.