• Beetschnapps@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    “Minor risks” being whole families dying or key family members getting poisoned as we transitioned to a society where most folks don’t own their own cow/source of milk.

    It’s dangerous to assume all those years of use were a utopia. We used leaded gas for how long and are only just now getting to understand the ramifications?

    By your mindset poisoning a future generation with lead is a “minor risk” we dealt with back then…

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      4 months ago

      If that bro above you knew anything about drinks historically he’d know the most popular drink was beer, because it was safer than milk or water.

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        And iirc, the beer was diluted with the local water from the river, to increase its mass while still also making the river water safe(r) to drink.