It's all SO STUPID It's unbearable in hindsight The thing about the "false sense of invincibility" especially - it's like we assholes who said that seatbelts couldn't possibly make a difference to death rates because it would just make people speed more
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Maybe if I'd had better doctors as a kid and we lived in a less ableist country I would be able to show you an official diagnosis and call this accommodation for disability But you know what, who cares Nobody should be punished with death for fucking up
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It doesn't matter whether they fuck up consistently because they're biologically wired to do so or they never fuck up except for this one time due to a series of wild coincidences Punishing someone for either one is terrible
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It's Rawls' veil of ignorance, if we can't make the world a safer place for people who fuck up then what's the point of all of this
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And this argument is worse for an infectious disease, where it's NOT ABOUT YOU GETTING INFECTED YOU aren't the one who gets punished for your risky behavior, the rest of the world does You're taking people hostage to your arrogant need to prove your competence
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I wouldn't DRIVE if it was that dangerous, really. Nobody would.
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I feel like this stems from the same kind of aggressive ableism that encourages denying kids accommodations because "they'll have to function in the real world someday." I mean, presumably many of them will also have to drive and use power tools someday, but...
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A moment of inattention should not be punished with blindness. Have I ever needed my safety glasses? Nah. Maybe once. You know why I don’t remember? Because everything on my body is in working order.
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