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Anon considers LASIK (sh.itjust.works)
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[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 3 points 3 days ago

And benefits. Some cancer treatments include common symptoms like hair loss. What would you choose?

[-] stray@pawb.social 2 points 3 days ago

Glasses are barely an inconvenience; you can't compare them to cancer. A 1% drop rate on making my life significantly worse is terrible odds, especially given the monetary cost.

[-] rooroo@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Can’t compare it with cancer, but calling it barely an inconvenience is also a bit rich in my experience.

Also the 1% chance is pulled out of someone’s arse isn’t it? Did anyone here look up actual numbers for long term detrimental effects?

[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com -1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It's an extreme example where the decision is easy: death vs hair loss.

When it comes to more subtle examples: glasses vs < 1% risk of blindness, that's a decision that people will have more different opinions on.

[-] rooroo@feddit.org 1 points 1 minute ago

For all numbers I know (I didn’t look anything up, but so did nobody else) I’m at a bigger risk of being run over when I cross the street to the store. And glasses surely are a bigger inconvenience than not having onions when you wanna cook or beers when the footie is on.

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