eloel- t1_iu4mxqa wrote
Reply to comment by thedl894 in ELI5: Why does it seem as if most every day use items have carcinogens or other chemicals that can harm or kill you? by thedl894
Harmful is cheaper. Sometimes it just is a choice between "do we let this harmful thing feed everyone on the cheap, or do we let them starve"
thedl894 OP t1_iu4ofao wrote
That’s fair. I never once ate ramen noodles and thought they were good for my organs
ShalmaneserIII t1_iu4sdsk wrote
If you wanted an all-natural lifestyle, you'd have to live in a cave and kill your dinner with a club. Even then, the smoke from the cooking fire might get you.
eloel- t1_iu4ukbi wrote
Why are the options "unhealthy" and "all natural"? What makes "all natural" inherently healthy, or man-made inherently unhealthy? As far as I can tell, half the things in nature would fuck up a human if we ate them, so I don't think the divide is where you think it is.
ShalmaneserIII t1_iu4uzc8 wrote
Nobody bothers to count that. How long would it take before we noticed that carrots were as dangerous as cigarettes if they were?
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