<story><title>The Teflon Toxin</title><url>https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/08/11/dupont-chemistry-deception/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>smoyer</author><text>What struck me most about this article is how much rationalization occurred.  I&amp;#x27;m amazed that a (presumably licensed) doctor can in one breath say they have a moral responsibility to safeguard the public, their workers and the environment, then in the next breath describe why the results of their own study didn&amp;#x27;t apply.&lt;p&gt;But looking inward, I wonder if our industry doesn&amp;#x27;t do the same thing in many cases - what about:&lt;p&gt;- Eye strain caused by lack of contrast due to our favorite color palette.&lt;p&gt;- Stress induced by unintelligible workflows.&lt;p&gt;- Failure to protect a user&amp;#x27;s privacy.&lt;p&gt;- Programs that induce RSI.&lt;p&gt;I realize this is a far cry from polluting the environment with toxins, but shouldn&amp;#x27;t we at least think about these factors more often?</text></comment>
<story><title>The Teflon Toxin</title><url>https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/08/11/dupont-chemistry-deception/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>suprgeek</author><text>Take the number of vehicles in the field, (A), and multiply it by the probable rate of failure, (B), then multiply the result by the average out-of- court settlement, (C). A times B times C equals X...If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don&amp;#x27;t do one.&lt;p&gt;What applies to the Car Industry (via Dialogue from Fight Club) applies to the Chemical Industry in Spades. DuPont Knew (or strongly suspected) that C8 &amp;amp; (Teflon) were causing Cancers, Birth Defects etc. But the cost was going to be too high to move away so they all &amp;quot;kicked the can down the road&amp;quot;.&lt;p&gt;Time to sock them with a multi-billion dollar verdict after some of these people are locked up for long periods.</text></comment>