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rajamaka | on: Life expectancy rise in rich countries slows down: took 30 years to prove
Because you already take many modern shortcuts and conveniences to avoid hard work, why not take this one?
nradov | parent
Taking a medication with potentially severe side effects (including perhaps some that we haven't found yet) is hardly equivalent to using a machine to wash my clothes.
Scoundreller | root | parent
Iunno, I don’t think the side effects of a washing machine have been studied at all.

We’re really flying in the dark there.