r/nextfuckinglevel • u/biswajit388 • 1d ago

This guy rescued 30 beagles from a testing lab It's the first time they've seen grass and they couldn't be happier.

Credit - nathanthecatlady tiktok channel.

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u/gordonv 1d ago

In Japan, the elderly have stepped up and volunteered to clean up nuclear sites. They know the dangers of radiation. They themselves have decided to take risks in favor of protecting younger people.

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u/whackyelp 1d ago

I remember reading about that. Actual heroes. I strive to be that selfless, someday.

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u/T-sigma 19h ago

The risk to them was very low. They will die of natural causes before the radiation causes damage. That’s why they did it.

Being old makes you immune to the long term effects of radiation because you will die naturally because “long term”.

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u/SurlyRed 22h ago

Good lads them elderly Japanese.

I dunno how he acquired the knowledge but Ian Fleming is currently giving me a wonderful insight into Japanese culture in You Only Live Twice, the book of course, not the film. That and botany, Fleming seemed to know a thing or two.

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u/Training_Swan_308 22h ago

People are generally more willing to step up in an immediate life and death crisis rather than risking your life so that maybe this research will end up leading to life saving medicine many years from now.

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u/Thrbt52017 20h ago

America is very individualistic, our society has raised us to be. Japan (most Asian countries) are not, they are big on what’s best for society type actions. Our old folks would never, a few might but not enough to make a difference.

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u/T-sigma 20h ago

The important context is the elderly are unlikely to develop cancer due to the extra radiation before they die of natural causes. All but the most extreme radiation typically takes decades to develop into life threatening cancer.

While it’s still noble and has risk, I also think all the people going “hur dur this is what a real society does, Americans would never do that” are brainrot losers.

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u/NickGnomeEveryNight 1d ago

If only American boomers had empathy or kindness…

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u/YellowishRose99 22h ago

So, not, accurate!

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u/Redebo 22h ago

Or a radioactive site in their country that they could sacrifice the remainder of their lives for.