• pleasestopasking@reddthat.comOP
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    3 months ago

    We don’t know about the longer term consequences yet, just like we didn’t about lead.

    Not saying it’s a definite but I wouldn’t be surprised.

    • MotoAsh@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      No, people knew lead was poisonous even back near Roman days. Though just like how humans constantly do stupid things for some benefit, they kept using it as a sweetener for ages.

      Also mercury in relation to, “as mad as a hatter”. It’s just mercury was very good for the job.

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        3 months ago

        To play devil’s advocate, we always knew lead was toxic, but we didn’t know the only healthy dose was 0

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      3 months ago

      But we know plastic is inert and we knew about lead.