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I would really rather that these were actual examples, and not conspiracy theories. We all have our own unsubstantiated ideas about what shadowy no-gooders are doing, but I'd rather hear about things that are actually happening.

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[–] maegul@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don’t know … all of it 🤷

Seriously, our world and reality are complex enough that we make up ideas and theories that are useful but likely untrue in some way that isn’t negligible. But so in need of useful operating theories are we that we peddle and believe them.

Constantly questioning everything is way too tiring for a species that’s still very much in the survival mode or stage of evolution.

[–] SinAdjetivos 2 points 11 months ago

"All models are wrong, some are useful."

[–] Lichtblitz@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 11 months ago

The Tesla truck is already there and just needs to be built at scale.

Full self driving has been fully achieved in 2017 and will reach end consumers next year (as claimed by Tesla every single year since then).

It is desirable that SpaceX rockets fail hard instead of succeeding in their missions.

Musk has truly mastered this principle and only now are people getting impatient. Most investors still regard him as too big to fail. Either Elon will be able to present sufficient success in the next few years or that bubble will burst very violently. He has almost used up the good will he has built up over years (earned our not).

[–] bermuda 4 points 11 months ago (3 children)

That sodium is the leading reason for blood pressure and heart disease. Evidence has been shaky at best, and at worst it's a cause among many.

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[–] StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 11 months ago

That corporations doing bad things are anything other than individuals doing bad things and hiding it in the anonymity of the “corporation”. Corporations are not people. People are people, and people have a sad tendency to do horrible shit to other people, especially those outside their social circle.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago

This sounds like a question from a homwork worksheet

[–] maniel@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Tesla Model S is a sedan and KFC sells burgers, if you say otherwise you're a semantic nazi

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I think to most people "burger" implies a ground beef patty, and a non-beef sandwich can only be a burger in a metaphorical sense.

[–] HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This seems to be a difference between US and UK English.

"Chicken Burger" is a reasonably cromulent expression in the UK, but it would always be a "Chicken Sandwich" on the other side of the Atlantic.

Also, "Turkey Burger" has some currency, although that might have just been an extensive marketing campaign trying to convince Americans to swap ground beef for ground turkey.

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[–] Naich@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Bob Holness played the saxophone on "Baker Street".

[–] Piers 3 points 11 months ago

Raphael Ravenscroft for anyone wondering. His daughter Scarlett Raven is a successful visual artist combining traditional impressionist paintings with augmented reality.

[–] Piers 2 points 11 months ago

Horse and Sparrow Theory.

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