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minus-squareDrownedRats@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down2·1 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.
minus-squarejsomae@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·41 minutes agoThen 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.
minus-squaremelpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoyeah, but, consider: I really want to get to point B. like, so badly. and I’m pretty sure I’m a good driver.
minus-squarenintendiator@feddit.cllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoEveryone 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.
“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.
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.
yeah, but, consider: I really want to get to point B. like, so badly. and I’m pretty sure I’m a good driver.
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.