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otp,

On average the world is better than it’s ever been

Of course, certain groups of people have been trying to reverse these trends in the name of…money? Tradition?

The newer generations are no longer becoming smarter (I believe it was the Flynn effect). Education is being defunded at all levels.

The cost of living in many parts of the world has been outpacing wages… especially now, but for decades. Yet we have more wealth hoarded into fewer hands.

Anti-vax and anti-science movements have been reintroducing measles and have been making it hard to fight other diseases.

We are seeing the effects of these things in action, and they will only get worse over time.

otp,

Yeah, it’s gotta be in the late 40’s.

By then, you’ve got all the aches and pains, and you’ll know better to take care of things like your posture! Lol

otp,

Unless you sign up for the drug trials!

What are the best steps to reduce the wealth of billionaires?

There are a myriad of news articles here on Lemmy that display the abhorrent influence billionaires have on our society (especially the US, where I reside). I consistently read comments where the posters appear hopeless and despondent of the situation, while others jokingly refer to the guillotine....

otp,

The Rupert’s Land Act?

Privacy Concerns on Lemmy: A Call for More User Control (github.com)

I’ve been grappling with a concern that I believe many of us share: the lack of privacy controls on Lemmy. As it stands, our profiles are public, and all our posts and comments are visible to anyone who cares to look. I don’t even care about privacy all that much, but this level of transparency feels to me akin to sharing my...

otp,

Even then, any public comments you make are, you know… public.

As they should be.

Public comments is how you can find patterns of sketchy user behaviour.

otp,

Is he younger than 77 years old? Then yes.

(77 is 4 years less than the life expectancy in the US)

What are some food items that cost less than what they "should"?

Bananas are ridiculously cheap even up here in Canada, and they aren’t grown anywhere near here. Yet a banana can grow, be harvested, be shipped, be stocked, and then be purchased by me for less than it’d cost to mail a letter across town. (Well, if I could buy a single banana maybe…or maybe that’s not the best...

otp,

Maybe it’s made from the milk they couldn’t sell? Haha

That’s a good point, though!

otp,

True! I’ve heard that those are about making customers hungry, or are used as loss-leaders. Their value to the business goes beyond the price!

otp,

That does depend on where you are in the world. Even in North America, not everyone can just turn on a tap.

As well, it’s generally our tax dollars that go to treating and supplying it. So we do pay for it.

That said, you’re absolutely right. It’s my favourite thing to drink, and it probably wouldn’t be if I had to pay for every glass! Lol

otp,

We can’t grow rice in Canada, so that definitely applies to us! Still cheap here, though.

otp,

I would argue that that’s because you should be paid more money. That’s why I’m not suggesting we should be paying more. Just kind of wondering what foods are “artificially” priced low due to exploitation of labour (etc).

otp,

And I’m thankful for it!

It kind of makes sense though. Pasta is cheap too. Most ramen packs are less noodles than you’d get in a bag of pasta, but with a bit of packaged salt/seasoning mix. It can also be manufactured anywhere with stuff that grows locally (at least where I am).

otp,

And even then, with chocolate, costs are rising. You can tell by how prevalent things like “chocolatey chips” are.

We’ve gotten too used to having cheap coffee and chocolate, and I’m disappointed with the substitutes…too bad I can’t afford the ethical stuff quite yet, lol

otp,

Without a doubt. And when it’s things that can only grow in those parts of the world, it can be harder to find alternatives.

Not that I can afford them, lol

otp,

It’s not much different in Canada. I strongly dislike all the HFCS-sweetened stuff.

otp,

I’m not sure if world domination usually comes with an election, but I’d vote for you!

otp,

You know those people who want send one text, but they use the enter key as punctuation so it arrives as 37 texts?

You know

Something like

This?

Maybe

Well

For some people

It’s not this bad

But I’m sure we all have that

ONE

Person

Who does something like this.

AI can summarize all those text messages and tell you wtf they actually want in one single message and one single notification! (Hypothetically, lol)

otp,

Who’s mom

OP is [a] mom, of course!

I do think you need that “a” after “who’s”, though.

otp,

Why do they do this?

otp,

It’s uplifting because Japan is often very xenophobic under the guise of “tradition”.

Someone who isn’t “ethnically Japanese” winning this title is a sign of progress.

otp,

Do you genuinely not get the point? Lol

otp,

"I already knew that, did we even need a study for this?"

  • Someone who accidentally stumbled upon a post in a science community and doesn’t get science.
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