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Honestly not a bad idea. Fluoride doesn't actually provide much of any benefit for those who brush their teeth. If anything we ought to be asking why we keep spending money on it now that brushing is entirely normal.
Can some other ppl look at this guys account, it has the worst takes I've seen and just gets down voted everywhere. I can't tell if this is a real person or a bit to spread chaos.
Tags are a useful feature. It's how I still know that they're a conservative dipshit when I discovered that fact months ago.
The the add note item right? I just found that out today
It's been a feature in boost for a while called tags. I wonder if it uses the same backend functionality. Are you using an app or the web UI?
Because, the cost to rewards ratio is unbelievably high in this case. Putting fluoride into water is super cheap and the public benefit it creates is huge.
This is especially important for parts of the population that depend on others for their healthcare (kids). If your parents didn’t teach your to brush your teeth, creating good habits and providing the right materials, the fluoride is going to do a lot for this children.
Uh... the whole point I'm making is that the benefit is almost nonexistent.
Are you basing your opinion entirely upon what sounds better to you politically, instead of actually knowing anything about the issue?
You’re just talking out of your ass. Why should anyone believe you? Where’s your data to support the idea that “most people brush”, and further that there isn’t any benefit for people who do brush?
Now explain the downside. Given how cheap it is, I don’t see the problem even if you’re correct that the benefit is almost nonexistent.
I mean, whatever money value you want to attach, you're still burning plenty of fossil fuels needlessly in it's manufacture, transport and application. Takes up people's time which could potentially be spent on more important things also. Just to spitball a few things that could be gained.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6195894/
You made a typo, fixed it for you
Fluoride does have some downsides, the major upside is dental caries prevention, because of the high carbohydrate default diet caries are very common
Your point is wrong.
People brushed their teeth back when fluoride was first introduced too. It was normal back then. Fluoride still offered a benefit and it still does today. That's how public health works, we look at the big numbers over time, like how many kids have teeth rotting out of their heads.
Looking at big numbers is how you harm minorities
It's not as common as you'd think unfortunately - and not all parents make their kids brush which is totally not their fault. So as long as it doesn't harm anyone to keep it in and helps some why not?
Is that sarcasm? Its definity a parent's fault for not maintaining hygiene in their dependent spawn
“Not the fault of the kids” is obviously what they mean.
Oh. That wasn't obvious
Hmm, same guy mad about "woke" games. Shocker.
Sorry, but I'm just not into you.
I'm too WoKe
Nah. Too stalkerish.
Using a tag: the mark of a true psycho. Keep on conservin (and thinking no one knows)
Feeling the need to announce it every time you're in the same place as a specific person you don't know is honestly a little bit creepy.
Is it creepy to make up stories about people because you're mad they called you out?