I think they meant "not unlike" as - we didn't think asbestos was bad, then we thought it could be bad, then yes, after studies, this is really awful. Similarly, we might find that ingested plastics cause more damage than we realize now.
There was never any doubt about asbestos, we just didn't care.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Kershaw
There was never any doubt about asbestos, we just didn't care.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Kershaw