[boomboomsubban]

They also were aware very early on of the health risks lead caused. Midgley himself suffered from lead poisoning. Then they poisoned the world for those few cents per gallon.

[di4na]

Note that despite suffering from it he kept doing stunt in public without realising it was a danger.

Local rationality is a thing. It is not all a plot to suck money out. He believed his own shit.

[actionfromafar]

Money tends to do that to people.

[JohnFen]

The love of money is the root of all evil.