I’d love to get my family off the disinformation train, but when they’ve come to believe Facebook Sora slop more than their own flesh and blood it becomes easier to stop giving a shit and just hope they get fucked over by what they’re voting for, rather than even attempt to play psychologist and figure out what stupid way to word something so it sticks in their thick god damn skulls.
Gonna copy and paste my previous comment
Nick has not released a public statement on why he “left” the Calyx Institute and I will not be supporting any of his future projects until he gives us an explanation. We’ve heard from Chiryu, Tommy Web, and Oliver Scott. Silence from Nick. Why?
I feel the same, I would love to support this new company if it is to be believed, but ive already been left in the dark once. Not a fan of it.
and Oliver’s was in the Calyx matrix so I’m not exactly sure how to find and link to that. That’s what im saying though is that Nick very clearly did not leave on good terms, and now he’s starting a company? Why did he leave? Its puzzling
Nick has not released a public statement on why he “left” the Calyx Institute and I will not be supporting any of his future projects until he gives us an explanation. We’ve heard from Chiryu, Tommy Web, and Oliver Scott. Silence from Nick. Why?
your username… Do you have any similarly named relatives on here? 🤔
I dont disagree with you there, the theoretical “we” refers to the entire lemmy shitpost community. I only responded to you because i wanted to make a point to the people who agreed with you, but upvoted that post (Im assuming there is a large enough overlap that someone wouldve thought about it)
Im confused about where we’re drawing the line, because this slop from yesterday in this same community had 500+ upvotes
There are other sources but the reason I linked corelle directly is because they admit that pre-2000s plates have trace lead amounts. They use weasel wording sure, but it says it.
Are Corelle® products lead-free?
… Corelle was first introduced by Corning over 50 years ago and in 2000 started to be manufactured by the company known today as Instant Brands.
… Before 2000, and before tighter lead content safety regulations, a small amount of lead was an ingredient in the decorating process of many household products.
There are other sources, but most of them are websites ive never heard of. Figured corelle was the easiest source to link. Ill point you towards this one because its closer to what I stated and remembered happening I almost wonder if corell has changed their FAQ because i remember it being more specific at one point in time.
just a PSA for those of you unaware; these plates up until 2004 contained lead paint. If you’re using these plates, uh. dont. Use them as decorations or get rid of them immediately.
Source (check the FAQ for the question about lead)
Picture this; A stereotypical couple in their mid to late fifties. Their fridge just broke, and they need a new one ASAP before their food goes bad. They go to the closest appliance store and browse. The salesperson gets commission on sales and really tries to sell them on the most expensive fridge. This couple does not keep up with the latest consumer rights violations, same as most people. The salesman convinces one of them that the Smart fridge is exactly what they need. It keeps track of when their food will expire, gives reminders to use up ingredients, has timers for cooking, and comes with an app for recipes. The other person is not convinced but they agree to buy it anyway to make their partner happy.
They get it home and it’s okay at first. It does what it’s supposed to. Then one day, they get an ad for Apple+ which they canceled a few months ago. It mentions one of their names. How were they supposed to know this would happen? Did the salesman inform them of the advertising capabilities? Did it say it on the box? Realistically, this happens way more often than you would think. It’s punishing your friends and family to insult them for not knowing better. We should be pre-emptively teaching them about these practices, not bullying them. Bullying them will only reinforce their purchase because thats how human psychology works.
You can own a trailer home without hanging 2 Trump flags on your tree.
hello the peak
start them then.
todd got that Onn. Google TV UHD Streaming Box (2023)
You arent alone lmao
mokei
No but why is this? Why do you have like 2 weeks to buy halloween decor, then the 2 weeks leading up to halloween its all christmas
ho-ly shit. this was a good read and it damn well predicted where we are almost 9 years on. 2 things that stuck out
“It’s not like I’m predicting that airliners will fly slower and Nazis will take over the United States, is it?”
this one… just like, reading it was like oh boy little do you know.
“It might be Facebook or Twitter messages optimized to produce outrage, or it could be porn generated by AI to appeal to kinks you aren’t even consciously aware of.” This one really hit the nail on the head. Whether its boomers on Facebook watching fake baby interviews, or everyone else on Reddit and TikTok falling for rage bait (and the gooners on X). Just… man. Why don’t people get off their asses and fucking do something about this stuff? Why didnt they? I try to vote, and call local electives, participate in my community and keep people informed but Jesus. i dont know where we’ll end up by 2036 if we aren’t enslaved by that point.