one off:ph they have passed legislation on smoking
its banned in public places in most european cities now
theyve also passed legislation about alcohol if you recollect the drink driving rules so the nanny state actually does help us on occasions
Yes, that's because in both of those cases the activity (smoking and drink driving) are damaging
to other people. Are you going to suggest the same is true for listening to headphones at a loud volume? Of course not.
theyve passed legislation on sugary drinks to which is why the labels show ingredients and calories
And that's simply giving information that people wouldn't otherwise have had, it doesn't stop them from drinking the drink or limit how much they can drink. So fine, stick a label on all mp3 players stating that loud noises can damage your hearing, just like they do with cigarettes. You'll notice they don't legislate on how many cigarettes a person is allowed to smoke a day, they simply tell you that it's bad for you. Why should headphones be regarded any differently? Why, therefore, when millions of people die every year from smoking related diseases, do they think that they should limit people on the volume they listen to their music at? Are they seriously saying that that's a more serious health issue than lung cancer or emphysema?
theyd have to do none of this if we were reasonable logical people
It's not "reasonable" or "logical" to drive an F1 car at 200mph and seriously increase your risk of injury or death, would you like them to outlaw that as well?
People should be allowed to take risks, provided it doesn't hurt other people, if someone wants to do something they enjoy that they know carries a potential risk, why the hell shouldn't they? It's their life, whose right is it to tell anyone else what to do with their own body? It's not "logical" or "reasonable" to want to stick bits of metal through your flesh but do we ban that? Not to adults.