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calling this kind of shit "medieval peasant brain" feels kinda unfair to medieval peasants

Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social

TikTok is obsessed with the idea that the CERN shutdown caused a global disruption in women's menstruation patterns.

almost nobody could read back in them days, and there was barely anything to read even if you could. nowadays we spend like $900 billion on public schooling, every imaginable book is available for dirt cheap (or free)

the other day my neighbor said that he doesn't eat McDonald's anymore because an AI generated version of Ronald McDonald told him the Shamrock shake has [spooky voice] "58 ingredients." he was holding a cigarette while telling me this

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Wouldn't that be a selling point? 58 ingredients means they put a lot of thought into it. Now I'm craving a shamrock shake. Imagine trying to make one at home... best i can do is like 6 ingredients.

My wife was complaining about “E numbers in food”. She wanted to avoid eating something that had E330, “E numbers can be carcinogenic” she tells me. I looked up E330: citric acid. She watches too many Instagram reels.

Talked to a guy who refused to register a Philly SEPTA card for using the train because “they” could track him. He has a smart phone of course. Many such cases