As usual, it’s dosage that makes a poison. Substances that are necessary for life (or at least our lives) will kill us if ingested in greater amounts.
Hell, exposure to sufficiently concentrated oxygen will cause death—through combustion. And it’s one of our most basic necessities.
The word’s target is partly determined by the context in which it is used. Remove the content, and the word cannot be meaningful.
As usual, it’s dosage that makes a poison. Substances that are necessary for life (or at least our lives) will kill us if ingested in greater amounts.
Hell, exposure to sufficiently concentrated oxygen will cause death—through combustion. And it’s one of our most basic necessities.
The word’s target is partly determined by the context in which it is used. Remove the content, and the word cannot be meaningful.