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by mullingitover 1855 days ago
I get the feeling that in a couple decades we're going to put them up there with asbestos and tetraethyl lead in terms of negative externalities.
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Or just up there with Beanie Babies as an investment vehicle
I live near a small airport with a lot of air traffic fueled by tetraethyl lead (avgas). So it seems society hasn't really caught up if it's a rich person's hobby.
I think the absestos and TEL lawsuits of the future will be settled in Bitcoin.