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concordDance on June 4, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Anders Tegnell defends Sweden's virus approach

Those experiments seem like a huge net positive for the world. Only a hundred people getting cavities rather than a million sounds pretty good.

sukilot on June 4, 2020 | [–]

Preying on the defenseless is not a net good.

In case you haven't noticed, billions still get cavities.

hansbo on June 4, 2020 | [–]

Human experiments often have a net positive, but that doesn't mean they're not highly unethical.

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