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Comment by fsckboy

2 hours ago

so, the engineers who built the dams did understand the downstream effects of their decisions? and they did it anyway?

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conductr  1 minute ago

Likely yes. Different times, different sensibilities. But also there’s always a range of opinions even among experts. How long did it take medicine to agree on tobacco use and whether an egg is healthy?

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