Comments on: Like Smoking, But Way More Useful. http://blog.xanatos.ca/archives/533 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:52:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Cory Banack http://blog.xanatos.ca/archives/533/comment-page-1#comment-11404 Cory Banack Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:15:32 +0000 http://blog.xanatos.ca/?p=533#comment-11404 Well, I don't think it is actually the big businesses (e.g. tobacco or cell phones) that are typically most responsible for hiding this sort of bad news (though they do try.) Rather, it is we ourselves who hide the bad news, by finding ways to ignore it. As a species, we have an amazing capacity to block out new information in cases where paying attention to it would lead to inconvenience. That's why, for example, only a few people are losing sleep over global warming. But you're right about the Europeans. They are more progressive, and will likely be the first to pass new cell phone laws, should they be needed. They'll probably be the first to notice increased incidences of brain cancer, too, since they use their phones so much. Well, I don’t think it is actually the big businesses (e.g. tobacco or cell phones) that are typically most responsible for hiding this sort of bad news (though they do try.)

Rather, it is we ourselves who hide the bad news, by finding ways to ignore it. As a species, we have an amazing capacity to block out new information in cases where paying attention to it would lead to inconvenience.

That’s why, for example, only a few people are losing sleep over global warming.

But you’re right about the Europeans. They are more progressive, and will likely be the first to pass new cell phone laws, should they be needed. They’ll probably be the first to notice increased incidences of brain cancer, too, since they use their phones so much.

]]> By: Curtis http://blog.xanatos.ca/archives/533/comment-page-1#comment-11403 Curtis Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:37:14 +0000 http://blog.xanatos.ca/?p=533#comment-11403 I really think just sweeping this type of issue under the rug like smoking is incredibly unlikely. There is a wealth of information when you google the topic of cell phones and cancer and many of the sites I came across admitted there is limited information on the subject because of the relatively short period of regular cell phone usage. Europe is far more progressive than North America, and if this type of evidence breaks over there, nothing will stop it from sweeping across North America. Unless China censors it somehow maybe? ;) lol I really think just sweeping this type of issue under the rug like smoking is incredibly unlikely. There is a wealth of information when you google the topic of cell phones and cancer and many of the sites I came across admitted there is limited information on the subject because of the relatively short period of regular cell phone usage. Europe is far more progressive than North America, and if this type of evidence breaks over there, nothing will stop it from sweeping across North America.

Unless China censors it somehow maybe? ;) lol

]]> By: Ali http://blog.xanatos.ca/archives/533/comment-page-1#comment-11401 Ali Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:09:54 +0000 http://blog.xanatos.ca/?p=533#comment-11401 Hmmm... interesting. Perhaps good reason to back up my 'not having joined the cell-phone-toting majority' position. I wait to hear more on this topic! Hmmm… interesting. Perhaps good reason to back up my ‘not having joined the cell-phone-toting majority’ position. I wait to hear more on this topic!

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