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[-] SheeEttin@programming.dev 56 points 9 months ago

Because it also breaks down everything else, like plastic, wood, your skin, your DNA, and then you have cancer.

[-] yamsham@lemm.ee 14 points 9 months ago

At least according to the article, there seems to be some evidence that shorter wavelength UV can’t penetrate deep enough to cause those issues. It gets absorbed by the outer dead skin layer and liquid layer around your eyes.

From what they’re saying, it sounds like the biggest issue now is that UV light creates ozone and smog, which are obviously toxic. And that doesn’t seem to have an obvious solution, in the article they’re basically discussing how much smog is an acceptable trade off

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