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by redeeman 729 days ago
you are wrong, I am however one of those people who say that if you are allergic to peanuts, you do not get to scream "make peanuts illegal", but you instead accept that you have a task of making sure what you stuff your face with does not contain peanuts.
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I think it's reasonable to disallow peanuts in shared public spaces that people with allergies cannot realistically avoid. Certain people can have life-threatening allergic reactions to even the scent of peanuts.
what if two people in the entire world was deadly allergic to apple or perhaps avocado?

It sucks, but if you are extraordinary, you have some precautions you have to take in your life. Additionally if you are THAT sensitive to something like peanuts, you would be totally crazy to simply trust that ink on a page would protect you. You would take precautions

> what if two people in the entire world was deadly allergic to apple or perhaps avocado?

That's the thing though. Peanut allergy is the second most common food allergy. Around 1 in 100 people have a peanut allergy. I can't seem to find data on what the average sensitivity to peanut is, but in a shared space such as a school, 1 in 100 is a real consideration.