go ahead and pretend the decision is that obvious and easy to make, but the reality was that the market offered a product that performed better (non-stick pans), and people flocked to it because of a shared negative experience in the kitchen.

We didn't rationally trade health for convenience, few people recognized any kind of trade-off was even occurring.

We're killing ourselves just so we can slightly more comfortable. It's the dumbest thing in the world. People are pouring gallons of neurotoxins on their lawns so they aren't faced with observing multiple kinds of grass, or god forbid, weeds. The market may be filling people's desires, but people's desires are terrible and should often be ignored. People have a desire to be bored less often, and now we're cursed with smart phones and social media. Call me a luddite if you want, but make sure not to drink your water or your local beer.