The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world · 3 months agoWhat a lovely thing to do.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1857arrow-down115
arrow-up1842arrow-down1external-linkWhat a lovely thing to do.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareRiven@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoReminds me of how people were claiming, technically rightish, that seat belts injured a ton of people when they were first made legal way back when. Like yea, injuries due to car crashes spiked a ton that first year but that’s cause people stopped fucking dying in car crashes thanks to them.
minus-squareNotyou@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoExactly. Head injuries also went up in the military after the introduction of the metal helmets in WW1. Some extra critical thinking might tell you those head injuries would have been deaths of not for the helmets.
Reminds me of how people were claiming, technically rightish, that seat belts injured a ton of people when they were first made legal way back when.
Like yea, injuries due to car crashes spiked a ton that first year but that’s cause people stopped fucking dying in car crashes thanks to them.
Exactly. Head injuries also went up in the military after the introduction of the metal helmets in WW1. Some extra critical thinking might tell you those head injuries would have been deaths of not for the helmets.