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My impression of the gas stove hubbub was:
> First they made specious claims about gas stoves, and I made a big stink about it because it got me activity on social media.
A candle produces roughly the same amount of energy as a resting human
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#32People concern for "air quality" lately has me wondering how in the world humanity survived to this point, in utter ignorance of the horrid damage everything they could smell was doing to them. Perhaps we should be encased in sterile bubbles at birth, with all inputs filtered for purity and consistency. Surely that would be the best way to avoid all the dire consequences of the pollutants surrounding us.
I remember how all the rich kids with indoor bathtub had always asthma or hay fever or some other sniff. We made fun this phenomenon. We washed ourselves only once per week in communal sauna. This may be the main cause why I have not had flu for 50 years -- or Covid, or Covid-vaccination(s).
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#33People concern for "air quality" lately has me wondering how in the world humanity survived to this point, in utter ignorance of the horrid damage everything they could smell was doing to them. Perhaps we should be encased in sterile bubbles at birth, with all inputs filtered for purity and consistency. Surely that would be the best way to avoid all the dire consequences of the pollutants surrounding us.
Ah, I see, so any kind of improvement to society is bad? is that what your asserting?
should we remove all public health interventions, like sewers, drinking water standard, seat belts, any kind of transportation licensing?
sorry, that's a logical fallacy, and is not helping anyone.
But, improvements to society can be disruptive. The move from coal gas to natural gas was a marked improvement in safety, but was mildly inconvenient for a few years.
Ensuring that every dwelling had a toilet and bathroom attached to the house was expensive to implement, but now its taken as standard.
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Very poor taste to compare a mild critique of candles to systematic murder.
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#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
> how in the world humanity survived to this point By outbreeding the fact that we also died a bunch for unknown reasons. And I think this tweet is actually a fairly calming view on things. I wouldn't hesitate to share a room with a couple extra people, so I won't worry about a few candles occasionally, because they're a nice benefit to the space. Meanwhile it's an absolute no-brainer (for me and many other people) t…
> Meanwhile it's an absolute no-brainer (for me and many other people) to avoid gas stoves Surely you mean avoiding dangerous electric stoves, which emit hazardous electromagnetic radiation? Edit: Yup, everyone bit. Christ you're a bunch of dafties.
> Surely you mean avoiding dangerous electric stoves, which emit hazardous electromagnetic radiation?
The "electromagnetic radiation" from stoves has not been shown to be harmful in the amounts absorbed during cooking.
Particles in the air _have_ been shown to be harmful, even ignoring CO and gas leak risks from gas stoves.
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#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
> how in the world humanity survived to this point By outbreeding the fact that we also died a bunch for unknown reasons. And I think this tweet is actually a fairly calming view on things. I wouldn't hesitate to share a room with a couple extra people, so I won't worry about a few candles occasionally, because they're a nice benefit to the space. Meanwhile it's an absolute no-brainer (for me and many other people) t…
> By outbreeding the fact that we also died a bunch for unknown reasons. You really do the robustness of the human body and immune system a disservice.
The human body and immune system is pretty good at, on average, keeping us living long enough to produce offspring and a bit after.
If you want any more than that, you should do what you can to help it along, including avoiding known harmful substances where you can.
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#38People concern for "air quality" lately has me wondering how in the world humanity survived to this point, in utter ignorance of the horrid damage everything they could smell was doing to them. Perhaps we should be encased in sterile bubbles at birth, with all inputs filtered for purity and consistency. Surely that would be the best way to avoid all the dire consequences of the pollutants surrounding us.
Lots of them didn't. Under 5 mortality is down ~79% since my parents were born (using US figures. Down 92% where I live).
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> Meanwhile it's an absolute no-brainer (for me and many other people) to avoid gas stoves Surely you mean avoiding dangerous electric stoves, which emit hazardous electromagnetic radiation? Edit: Yup, everyone bit. Christ you're a bunch of dafties.
Is non-ionizing radiation hazardous?
> Is non-ionizing radiation hazardous?
At LTE and WiFi frequency bands, it can be used to spread a great deal of misinformation.
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I have something like this: https://www.amazon.com/ElusiaKa-Ceramic-Electric-Fragrance-A... Melts the wax and gives you that lovely smell without any fire. The wax also lasts much longer in one of these than in candle form.
I may try one of those. My local grocery store has a few of them. Are they hard to clean?
If it's purely ceramic and not painted, plop it in the freezer for a little bit then all the old wax comes out as a puck; no cleaning needed