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Cake day: July 12th, 2023
  • paraphrand@lemmy.worldtoNews@lemmy.world•Scientists Link Popular Sugar Substitute to Liver DiseaseEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I don’t care if it’s toxic or increases the human lifespan.

    I was calling out people being shitty to each other. And by asking about what word would be more appropriate, I was trying to make a point that would illuminate how smugly stating “everything is a chemical” is shitty. It comes off as neckbeard bullshit. It’s exemplary of public forums being toxic.

    And I’ll reiterate again, I’m not defending the toxicity of anything here. I was just looking for a way for the discourse on the subject to avoid jerks replying that they drink water, a chemical, every day.

    This is also why I said I wasn’t talking to you. Because I wasn’t trying to make a point with you. I was engaging with the person I replied to. But here you are talking about the toxicity of a specific thing, instead of seeing my point.

  • paraphrand@lemmy.worldtoNews@lemmy.world•Scientists Link Popular Sugar Substitute to Liver DiseaseEnglish
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    1 day ago

    That’s the thing, I’m not sure what “such things” are, but I know “chemicals” is a bad classification. I mean food ingredients that have been later shown to be toxic or harmful. Or that have developed a such a reputation, even if the evidence is mixed or misinterpreted.

    Trans fats wouldn’t be called a “chemical” but we use to think they were pretty awesome. And after looking around, it seems like sulfites are banned in some food contexts. I’m not finding as many examples as I would have assumed, tho.

    So what’s the word for things that have been found to be bad and thus removed from food and drink? Or that have not been yet removed in all parts of the world, but are considered risky.

    I wasn’t debating toxicity. I wasn’t talking about if any one example is truly toxic or not. That was what I was trying to avoid. All I wanted was a better word. Because “EVERYTHING IS A CHEMICAL” is a shitty response, and it seemed to me that telling the person water is a chemical is unproductive, and just being a dick. What word is not inclusive of all matter?

  • paraphrand@lemmy.worldtoNews@lemmy.world•Scientists Link Popular Sugar Substitute to Liver DiseaseEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Just to be a bit more charitable to their point, what word should they use instead of chemical when, broadly speaking about such things?

    I’m aware of the fact that sorbitol might be a bad example. Replace it with aspartame. What word should they use to avoid getting told sugar is a chemical?

    I’m not looking to argue, I just find the “everything is a chemical” rhetoric to be a bit obnoxious. And I think both sides could be making their points in a less adversarial way.

  • paraphrand@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•How I discovered a hidden microphone on a Chinese NanoKVMEnglish
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    2 days ago

    To summarize: the device is riddled with security flaws, originally shipped with default passwords, communicates with servers in China, comes preinstalled with hacking tools, and even includes a built-in microphone - fully equipped for recording audio - without clear mention of it in the documentation. Could it get any worse?

    I am pretty sure these issues stem from extreme negligence and rushed development rather than malicious intent. However, that doesn’t make them any less concerning.

    Slop everywhere. As far as the eye can see.