It used to be said that "science fiction plus time equals science fact".
Now it's pretty clear that this is only the case if you add "plus moving it to China".
Never used anything but a browser for Tiktok, just like every other social media platform.
No I am not going to download a stupid app that duplicates what a web page can do.
There are lots of unpopped kernels of truth to this.
The sugar industry absolutely did do that bribing; sugar is the most common cause of obesity and related diseases; demonizing fats was the main way nutrition fads of the 80s and 90s went down the wrong track; a lot of the adverse health effects of cholesterol are specific to factory-farmed meat; every medication and treatment comes at a cost and it's not a good idea to take them when you don't need them; yet pharmaceutical companies are perfectly glad to expand into new markets; a few hours of sun a day outside of peak intensity is good for you.
Also if more people were and rode bikes, I doubt there would be nearly as much practical use for statins.
I looked her back up and she's a horrible person. Just the worst, most self-absorbed, and most misanthropic takes.
Do you see yourself as a Designated Individual Recipient of the trends that the world/history offers you, someone whose meaning in life is contingent on the consumption of some society-wide (read: greater power or Generalized Other) achievement?
Or do you have something you believe can be done with your own life that fits in with moving the world in the direction of "winning a future" or making things "better"?
We're in a position of uncertainty. But we can take a stance with our lives that is both intrinsically gratifying and revolutionary in the bigger picture.
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