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[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yeah, no. Does cancer affect company's insurance costs, sure. But making the rise in cancer rates in younger people, a public health crisis experienced by individuals and families, into an aggregate bottom line issue for capitalists is dehumanizing. Throwing an aside comment about "the possible long term impacts on young people who have had to undergo cancer treatment," just makes it all the worse because they are acknowledging the human aspect is a concern, but they are still most concerned about the dollars and cents for businesses' insurance premiums. That part should be the footnote, not the headline.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Sure. We also have hundreds/thousands of books about the the human suffering of the Holocaust. But I'm not about to write a book about how the homeowners that lived near concentration camps struggled with the smells and noise. Or how "Auschwitz Plumbing" had a big PR problem after the war ended and had to pay new registration fees to rebrand. That's not the story that mattered and it is really insensitive to pretend it is.