• DrownedRats@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    “Speed limits are holding me back from getting from a to B in as little time as possible” yeah, and they reduce the likelihood of injuring/killing a people in the process.

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      41 minutes ago

      Then why isn’t the speed limit 0 everywhere? Speed limits are a balance between two opposing concerns.

      In this case, ethics is holding back life-saving treatments. Ethics boards should approve gene editing more than they currently do.

      • nintendiator@feddit.cl
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        2 hours ago

        Everyone wants to get to their point B, ad they are all statistically pretty sure you are not as good a driver as you think you are.