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Have you ever heard or seen something that initially seemed to be totally fine, until you saw just how truly dangerous it actually is?

What is a much bigger threat than initially presented?

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[–] doug@lemmy.today 26 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

Alcohol

iirc it’s a confirmed, 100% proven carcinogen and is a poison with zero net benefits.

[–] YeahIgotskills2@lemmy.world 9 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Some of the best times of my life in my 20s were enabled through alcohol. I traveled the world using my own money, met countless interesting people in pubs and at festivals.

As I sit, fully sober at my workstation in the office some 20 years later, I can think back to those times and can only smile when someone claims it has zero net benefits.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I mean nobody drinks it because it's healthy.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 0 points 13 hours ago

But but but muh 1 glass of red wine a day study!

[–] Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio 6 points 11 hours ago

Zero net benefits my ass! 🖕🏻