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stousetyesterday at 8:55 PM1 replyview on HN

If we’re going there, cars are a leading cause of death and the leading cause of death for children and young adults.

That said, the masses have had noise cancelling earbuds for years at this point and while there definitely are cases of people getting hurt or killed from being unaware of their surroundings, it’s not really been that big a deal.


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juicelandyesterday at 8:58 PM

>cars are a leading cause of death and the leading cause of death for children and young adults.

Firearms have been the leading cause of death for people ages 1-19 since 2020.

[0]https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2201761

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