[chii]

you have to show this 'future-illegal' action is harmful first by demonstrating harm.

That's why i used the sugar example - it's starting to be demonstrably harmful in large quantities that are being used.

I am against preventative "harmful" laws, when harm hasn't been demonstrated, as it restricts freedom, adds red tape to innovation, and stifles startups from exploring the space of possibilities.

[auggierose]

I can understand that stance. The trouble is, with more power and more technology, more harm can be done, much quicker. This will become a freedom vs. survival issue, and by definition, freedom is not going to survive that.

[WalterSear]

> starting to be demonstrably harmful

Starting?

[testdelacc1]

Some say there is a link between calorie consumption and weight gain but we don’t know for sure.

[ElFitz]

I thought they said it was all slow metabolism and lack of exercise, aka bad luck (genes) and laziness.

[TeMPOraL]

No, obviously it's all just Not Eating Healthy. Calories are irrelevant, because Body Is Magic and Not As Simple AS "calories in, calories out".

[andrepd]

Yeah, so the shareholder-value-maximisers will bury the studies that link smoking to cancer for decades, using whatever dirty tactics they can.

What a way to look at the world...