[medion]

Completely anecdotal but my father in law is a stone mason at 75 years old, working since 16 and wears zero PPE. Not even ear muffs on a large cutting machine the size of an SUV. Wears open toe sandals. Incredibly, he is insanely fit, not an ounce of hearing loss, and works full time to this day. I helped him lay a stone wall this year and I dare say he’s possibly stronger than me at almost half his age.

It’s honestly remarkable.

[paxys]

That's just statistics. 5 out of 6 people playing Russian Roulette will be perfectly fine, and will tell you how safe it is.

[rightbyte]

Both hearing loss from bangs and lung degradation from dust is probably very hereditary?