It’s still pretty bonkers to know something will kill you if you use it, and we just ignore all the scien e.
Comment on I feel like if asbestos was banned today there'd be a huge pro-asbestos movement
HubertManne@piefed.social 1 week ago
At least using asbestos has some value. If we had not found alternatives we would still be using it. One reason measures were taken to improve safety in manufacturing rather than just banning from the get go was lack of alternatives. What im trying to say is pro-asbestos is not as coocoo crazy as anti vax and such.
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 week ago
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 week ago
That would be tobacco.
Asbestos is not dangerous when it is in a solid form and left alone, which is the vast majority of the use cases. It becomes dangerous when it is damaged, since that lets the fibers into the air. That is why in residential areas we leave it alone, but if it needs to be removed then hazmat type safety equipment is required. We leave it alone, which is the normal use, because removing it is the unsafe situation.
Asbestos should be banned for anything other than extremely well regulated industrial situations that may need it like any other hazardous material.
Worx@lemmynsfw.com 1 week ago
I’m full of microplastics but I keep buying food and drink packaged in plastic _(--)/
Sometimes there’s just no realistic alternative. As nice as it would be to only buy fresh, unpacked food I don’t have the time, money or energy to deal with that
P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 week ago
You know, there’s a certain amount of gold in everyone’s body, some think of ways that could be harvested after we die, they’re thinking way too small. I’m going for the recyclable plastics!
Rogue@feddit.uk 1 week ago
We do have alternatives to vaccines though:
You simply ban abortion and sex education which increases the birth rate and therefore it doesn’t matter that a few babies die because of preventable conditions.
themurphy@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Damn, take my vote in any presidental election.