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Re:Coinbase offers exit package for employees not comfortabl... by falcor84 on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @08:39AM (#24638143)
I'm not one of them myself, but I know people who would argue that the ubiquity of sugary foods in our diets is a bigger net negative to society than guns.
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Re:Coinbase offers exit package for employees not comfortabl... by hirundo on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @10:28AM (#24639047)
It's an easy case to make:

Causes of death (U.S., approx., annually) strongly related to metabolic health which is strongly affected by diet:

Heart disease: 635k, Cancer: 598k, Stroke: 142k, Alzheimer's: 116k, Kidney disease: 50k

Causes of death related to guns:

Suicide: 21k, Homicide: 11k, Accident/Negligence: 500

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Re:Coinbase offers exit package for employees not comfortabl... by leetcrew on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @11:00AM (#24639401)
I don't totally disagree, but you have to go a little further to really make the point. excess sugar seems to cause more deaths than guns, but how many years does it take off of people's lifespan? a poor diet killing someone at 65 instead of 78 is not quite as bad as a healthy 20yo being shot dead in an instant. to go even further, what's the cumulative impact to quality of life, even if one does live to a ripe old age?
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