Comment on Anon considers LASIK

• Boomkop3@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  And benefits. Some cancer treatments include common symptoms like hair loss. What would you choose?

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  • stray@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Glasses are barely an inconvenience; you can’t compare them to cancer. A 1% drop rate on making my life significantly worse is terrible odds, especially given the monetary cost.

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    • Boomkop3@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      It’s an extreme example where the decision is easy: death vs hair loss.

      When it comes to more nuanced decisions: glasses vs < 1% risk of blindness, that’s a decision that people will have more different opinions on.

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    • rooroo@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Can’t compare it with cancer, but calling it barely an inconvenience is also a hit rich in my experience.

      Also the 1% chance is pulled out of someone’s arse isn’t it? Did anyone here look up actual numbers for long term detrimental effects?

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