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For whatever reason, this reminds me of that guy that salted a steak all weird and people lost their minds. This was right after Trump was elected and there wer

For whatever reason, this reminds me of that guy that salted a steak all weird and people lost their minds. This was right after Trump was elected and there were riots... general chaos in the world. Yet, some dude salting a steak egregiously was the big thing for a while. I want this pasta shape to blow up just the same. I mean hell, spending 3 years on a new product is interesting and I hope the folks involved gain some sort of fulfillment from this. I won't lie though, the absurdity is what I want to see. Maybe this says something about the human condition? To ignore chaos we try to find order or control somewhere, anywhere. Salt a steak unnecessarily, buy tons of toilet paper, redefine ownership with NFT and make a brand new pasta shape... because real problems are hard to deal with.

setr 6y ago
I mean, it wasn’t that much chaos, for most people. If you’re in the middle of a riot, sure, but otherwise? Trump’s election was dramatic but it was hardly show stopping.
- 8fGTBjZxBcHq 6y ago
  Ended up stopping the show pretty hard for half a million people.
  - samatman 6y ago
    I always wonder on what basis people conclude that the USA would have better COVID numbers than Europe if the Democrats had been in charge of the federal government. I mean, we have better COVID numbers than Europe already. But I guess I mean better than that.
- NoOneNew 6y ago
  Regarding the general sentiment at the time. For the most part, if the average person never watched the news, they wouldn't know who was president at a given time. Hell, in the past 2 months, following CNN, it's hard to tell if Trump isn't still president. They talk about him so much and spin it that he still has so much influence, I have to consciously remember Biden is president.
fmajid 6y ago
"The invention of a new dish does more for the happiness of mankind than the discovery of a new star" -- Brillat-Savarin
- cbanek 6y ago
  As an astronomer, I'm definitely going to remember and use this quote. <3

setr 6y ago

I mean, it wasn’t that much chaos, for most people. If you’re in the middle of a riot, sure, but otherwise? Trump’s election was dramatic but it was hardly show stopping.

8fGTBjZxBcHq 6y ago
Ended up stopping the show pretty hard for half a million people.
- samatman 6y ago
  I always wonder on what basis people conclude that the USA would have better COVID numbers than Europe if the Democrats had been in charge of the federal government. I mean, we have better COVID numbers than Europe already. But I guess I mean better than that.
NoOneNew 6y ago
Regarding the general sentiment at the time. For the most part, if the average person never watched the news, they wouldn't know who was president at a given time. Hell, in the past 2 months, following CNN, it's hard to tell if Trump isn't still president. They talk about him so much and spin it that he still has so much influence, I have to consciously remember Biden is president.

fmajid 6y ago

"The invention of a new dish does more for the happiness of mankind than the discovery of a new star" -- Brillat-Savarin

cbanek 6y ago
As an astronomer, I'm definitely going to remember and use this quote. <3