[-] a_rational_llama@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

The IARC's decisions have also faced criticism for sparking needless alarm over hard to avoid substances or situations. It has previously put working overnight and consuming red meat into its "probably cancer-causing" class, and using mobile phones as "possibly cancer-causing", similar to aspartame.

[-] a_rational_llama@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Sure that's handy, but we have FREEDOM! /s

[-] a_rational_llama@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I'm sure the invisible hand of the free market will sort it out and arrive at an optimal solution soon.

[-] a_rational_llama@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

What action items are we taking away from this?

[-] a_rational_llama@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

and as long as it's understood by the target audience

Duy'ou-ndarstend Diz?

Understanding written text is more difficult when the existing established conventions that impart meaning are ignored.

Sure, those conventions evolve over time, some errors are worse than others, and no one's going to write perfectly all the time. But that doesn't mean anything goes and the writer has no responsibility to write clearly and correctly.

a_rational_llama

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