this post was submitted on 30 May 2024
998 points (98.7% liked)

solarpunk memes

2918 readers
926 users here now

For when you need a laugh!

The definition of a "meme" here is intentionally pretty loose. Images, screenshots, and the like are welcome!

But, keep it lighthearted and/or within our server's ideals.

Posts and comments that are hateful, trolling, inciting, and/or overly negative will be removed at the moderators' discretion.

Please follow all slrpnk.net rules and community guidelines

Have fun!

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I'd say that, in reference to small amounts, there's a difference between "bad for you" and "won't actually harm you" but I'm not going to argue with your point

[–] itsralC@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'd put it as "you won't actually perceive the damage"

[–] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 2 points 5 months ago

Exactly. Even drinking a ml of alcool will hurt you it's just that the damage is so small you can't measure it.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

Nah, alcohol is literally poison.

The drunkenness you feel is just your body reacting to being poisoned.

[–] 5wim@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Being a Group 1 carcinogen, let's analyze it with other carcinogens in the same group: is there such a thing as "won't actually harm you" amounts of asbestos? What about "won't actually harm you" exposure to ionizing radiation?

We don't know which DNA damage will turn into cancer, but each exposure to a group 1 carcinogen is another lotto ticket bought to see if you won cancer. You will never buy a lotto ticket that doesn't have a chance of winning.

ETA and then there's the non-cancer effects that just increase cardiac problems and stroke risk.