[bilsbie]

There’s a good argument for making joining a gym or buying exercise equipment prescription only. A lot of people can injure themselves if they don’t know what they’re doing.

Maybe we could use flock cameras to enforce prescriptions for walking on the sidewalks.

[red-iron-pine]

> A lot of people can injure themselves if they don’t know what they’re doing

30 minutes of youtube vids could fix that.

and they're buying a treadmill or a bench, we're not talking anything crazy here.

[nerdsniper]

> buying exercise equipment prescription only

Like eyeglasses for near-sighted people. Obviously prescriptions should never be needed for far-sighted people. Only for near-sighted people.

[slopinthebag]

You should require a permit to leave your house, since a lot of deaths and injury happen outside of the house. The permit would generously give you the freedom to go outside for your job + once per week errand run. 1 hr/month leisure excursions permitted with good behaviour.

You know, for your safety.

[kelseyfrog]

Can you help me understand? Why does safety have to be all or nothing?

[slopinthebag]

Isn't the alternative that people get hurt or die? And we want to prevent that?

[kelseyfrog]

Every decision has a cost as well as a benefit.