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Re:Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 awarded to Nihon Hidankyo by timeon on Friday October 11, 2024 @07:09AM (#41808396)
But it is not just about coping. We as society, can make policies to decrease chance of getting a cancer and decrease traffic deaths. We just chose not to out of convenience and profit.
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Re:Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 awarded to Nihon Hidankyo by w0m on Friday October 11, 2024 @02:14PM (#41811830)
it's easier to ignore 100 papercuts than it is to ignore missing a hand.
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Re:Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 awarded to Nihon Hidankyo by valval on Friday October 11, 2024 @03:00PM (#41812373)
Your analogy makes no sense whatsoever. More mundane causes of death aren’t paper cuts, and nuclear war isn’t losing a hand.
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Re:Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 awarded to Nihon Hidankyo by squigz on Friday October 11, 2024 @03:22PM (#41812633)
It makes sense to me. You understand it's not meant to be taken literally, right?
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Re:Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 awarded to Nihon Hidankyo by mensetmanusman on Friday October 11, 2024 @09:57PM (#41815706)
Not really, we all eventually die. No need to worry about how you will die past 70.
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