▲ 438 ▼ It couldn't be any clearer (europe.pub) submitted 1 day ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works 11 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] prex@aussie.zone 86 points 1 day ago (4 children) These kind of vibes: permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (1 child) I worked in a tourist town that had some of those tour trollies driving around it all the time. It wasn't exactly cutthroat, but one guy thought it was because he charged twice what everyone else did. He started advertising his company as "American owned and operated!" - implying that the other two companies weren't. They were. Didn't matter, people would ask about "oh, so who owns this company?" like it was some gotcha, then I'd tell them about the owner of ours, and how he's from the town and his father was a veteran and not to believe everything you read. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] spankysalmon@fedinsfw.app 20 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) Moreso to not assume things that were never said. It's the whole, "I like pancakes", "oh so you hate waffles?" kind of thing. Much worse logical mistake than believing what you read, IMO. Easy enough to debunk lies when they're written down. Much harder to debunk lies that come from within your own head. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 19 hours ago (1 child) I've seen candy that literally consists only of sugar, coloring, and preservatives with a big "Zero Fat!" faux sticker like the redfarm one. Hell, in the US (and possibly other places, but of the 7 countries on 3 continents I've been to, I've only seen it in the US) they sometimes proudly announce "ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED" as if it's a humongous health benefit 🤦🏻 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago They have to state, plainly, in a conspicuous place on the front of the package that it is artificially flavored. It's the law. You probably just saw that label. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (1 child) I worked in a tourist town that had some of those tour trollies driving around it all the time. It wasn't exactly cutthroat, but one guy thought it was because he charged twice what everyone else did. He started advertising his company as "American owned and operated!" - implying that the other two companies weren't. They were. Didn't matter, people would ask about "oh, so who owns this company?" like it was some gotcha, then I'd tell them about the owner of ours, and how he's from the town and his father was a veteran and not to believe everything you read. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] spankysalmon@fedinsfw.app 20 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) Moreso to not assume things that were never said. It's the whole, "I like pancakes", "oh so you hate waffles?" kind of thing. Much worse logical mistake than believing what you read, IMO. Easy enough to debunk lies when they're written down. Much harder to debunk lies that come from within your own head. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spankysalmon@fedinsfw.app 20 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) Moreso to not assume things that were never said. It's the whole, "I like pancakes", "oh so you hate waffles?" kind of thing. Much worse logical mistake than believing what you read, IMO. Easy enough to debunk lies when they're written down. Much harder to debunk lies that come from within your own head. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 19 hours ago (1 child) I've seen candy that literally consists only of sugar, coloring, and preservatives with a big "Zero Fat!" faux sticker like the redfarm one. Hell, in the US (and possibly other places, but of the 7 countries on 3 continents I've been to, I've only seen it in the US) they sometimes proudly announce "ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED" as if it's a humongous health benefit 🤦🏻 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago They have to state, plainly, in a conspicuous place on the front of the package that it is artificially flavored. It's the law. You probably just saw that label. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago They have to state, plainly, in a conspicuous place on the front of the package that it is artificially flavored. It's the law. You probably just saw that label. permalink fedilink source parent
