"But the most baffling part about this story is not the fact that the general public had no idea that radium was so dangerous, but the fact that some people most certainly did. And yet, they sat back and watched as everyone around them was poisoning themselves."
Chilling. And also reminder of how people in the future might look back at those of us who sit by while our friends and family endorse the limitless power of alternative medicine.
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"But the most baffling part about this story is not the fact that the general public had no idea that radium was so dangerous, but the fact that some people most certainly did. And yet, they sat back and watched as everyone around them was poisoning themselves."
Chilling. And also reminder of how people in the future might look back at those of us who sit by while our friends and family endorse the limitless power of alternative medicine.
At least alt-meds do nothing (usually). Radiating people is actively worse.
Agreed. Still, when people alt-meds are a valid alternative to chemo the net effect is the same.