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Anyone surprised that the title is not a metaphor? The article is about the literal sale of substances which are harmful when ingested by rodents.

by elurg 5y ago

just-tom 5y ago
Yeah I was like, hmmm who are the rats in this? What is the poison? Maybe it's me?? I have to change my ways!
progre 5y ago
Yep, I totally thought that it would be about some law that ruins the internet for everyone while at the same time does nothing to stop bad actors. Like the EU cookie warning mandate.
- justsaying9 5y ago
  God I hate that bullshit. They have accomplished what, exactly? Oh, a big annoying banner that I now have to click through. So helpful. A testament to the stupidity of mankind.
  - marcosdumay 5y ago
    > They have accomplished what, exactly? They made tracking annoying and evident.
    - justsaying9 5y ago
      Which, again, accomplishes what, exactly? "What? This site uses cookies? I am shocked--shocked I say!--to learn cookies are being used on this web site! I had NO IDEA that was going on! Why, it's not like they have been doing that for 25+ years, or anything!" Is this going to stop companies from tracking people? Of course not. It does absolutely nothing to stop any of that. All it does is create yet another useless, annoying fucking popup I have to click through. Instead of being silently tracked, now I'm tracked, plus annoyed, and being FORCED to agree with it. Even though I don't even live in the God damned EU and neither do many of the web sites I access. Like I said--a perfect example of how brain dead retarded humanity is. A failed species. Bring on the giant asteroid, any day now GOD.
  - dredmorbius 5y ago
    Awareness of a problem is the first stage in addressing it. Tracking became as ubiquitous as it is silently for most people. As you're demonstrating, it's no longer silent.
    - justsaying9 5y ago
      Address the problem? LOL! Yes, we are totally going to stop the tracking problem dead in its tracks by bombarding the poor serf with annoying popups. A foolproof, masterful plan. Pure genius. Next thing you know, the executives of Google, Facebook, Microsoft, The Government, the Church, YCombinator, and every other corporation on the planet will be arrested en masse, charged with egregious violations of civil rights, convicted, then publically executed. If only the common serf had understood sooner that their every move and all details of their lives were being monitored, tracked, and recorded for sinister purposes, and their data, dignity, and rights exfiltrated by ubiquitous malware installed by Big Brother on every single digital device. Their minds controlled and manipulated by an endless barrage of disinformation; their bodies, souls, and lives totally owned by their betters. If only they had known they were born into chattel slavery. But now the dawning of truth and justice is at hand! Finally, at long last, the masses are going to rise up in revolt against digital slavery by faceless corporate/government/religious demons! I'm sure of it! And all it took was ubiquitous, annoying popups, to finally awaken the power of the masses against their corporate/government/religious overlords. The era of total freedom from serfdom is at hand! Arise, my people, and FIGHT! Launch all zig! For great justice! Meanwhile, be sure to wear that scrap of fabric across your face, citizen, or the boogie-virus'll get ya! lol. Like I said, humans are extraordinarily stupid creatures. A worthless, failed, unrepentently evil species. Bring on the asteroid. ANY DAY NOW.
  - KarlKemp 5y ago
    They have given you a choice and taken away some comfort. It’s literally what libertarians preach.
    - justsaying9 5y ago
      [flagged]
johnorourke 5y ago
Yes! I thought it was going to compare the fight against <insert internet problem> with the Hanoi rat problem of 1902, where giving people the wrong incentive exacerbated the problem.
- nefitty 5y ago
  That raises an interesting question. What ARE the Hanoi Rat problems of the internet?
  - Mountain_Skies 5y ago
    Calling out "ists" for karma and kudos. If there are no "ists" around, sockpuppet one or just claim you saw an "ist" somewhere else and put them in their place. Karma and kudos will follow.
jimktrains2 5y ago
Harmful when ingested directly or via carrion by rodents, along with basically anything else, including dogs, cat, birds, and people.

Anyone surprised that the title is not a metaphor? The article is about the literal sale of substances which are harmful when ingested by rodents.

by elurg 5y ago

Anyone surprised that the title is not a metaphor? The article is about the literal sale of substances which are harmful when ingested by rodents.

just-tom 5y ago

Yeah I was like, hmmm who are the rats in this? What is the poison? Maybe it's me?? I have to change my ways!

progre 5y ago

Yep, I totally thought that it would be about some law that ruins the internet for everyone while at the same time does nothing to stop bad actors. Like the EU cookie warning mandate.

justsaying9 5y ago
God I hate that bullshit. They have accomplished what, exactly? Oh, a big annoying banner that I now have to click through. So helpful. A testament to the stupidity of mankind.
- marcosdumay 5y ago
  > They have accomplished what, exactly? They made tracking annoying and evident.
  - justsaying9 5y ago
    Which, again, accomplishes what, exactly? "What? This site uses cookies? I am shocked--shocked I say!--to learn cookies are being used on this web site! I had NO IDEA that was going on! Why, it's not like they have been doing that for 25+ years, or anything!" Is this going to stop companies from tracking people? Of course not. It does absolutely nothing to stop any of that. All it does is create yet another useless, annoying fucking popup I have to click through. Instead of being silently tracked, now I'm tracked, plus annoyed, and being FORCED to agree with it. Even though I don't even live in the God damned EU and neither do many of the web sites I access. Like I said--a perfect example of how brain dead retarded humanity is. A failed species. Bring on the giant asteroid, any day now GOD.
- dredmorbius 5y ago
  Awareness of a problem is the first stage in addressing it. Tracking became as ubiquitous as it is silently for most people. As you're demonstrating, it's no longer silent.
  - justsaying9 5y ago
    Address the problem? LOL! Yes, we are totally going to stop the tracking problem dead in its tracks by bombarding the poor serf with annoying popups. A foolproof, masterful plan. Pure genius. Next thing you know, the executives of Google, Facebook, Microsoft, The Government, the Church, YCombinator, and every other corporation on the planet will be arrested en masse, charged with egregious violations of civil rights, convicted, then publically executed. If only the common serf had understood sooner that their every move and all details of their lives were being monitored, tracked, and recorded for sinister purposes, and their data, dignity, and rights exfiltrated by ubiquitous malware installed by Big Brother on every single digital device. Their minds controlled and manipulated by an endless barrage of disinformation; their bodies, souls, and lives totally owned by their betters. If only they had known they were born into chattel slavery. But now the dawning of truth and justice is at hand! Finally, at long last, the masses are going to rise up in revolt against digital slavery by faceless corporate/government/religious demons! I'm sure of it! And all it took was ubiquitous, annoying popups, to finally awaken the power of the masses against their corporate/government/religious overlords. The era of total freedom from serfdom is at hand! Arise, my people, and FIGHT! Launch all zig! For great justice! Meanwhile, be sure to wear that scrap of fabric across your face, citizen, or the boogie-virus'll get ya! lol. Like I said, humans are extraordinarily stupid creatures. A worthless, failed, unrepentently evil species. Bring on the asteroid. ANY DAY NOW.
- KarlKemp 5y ago
  They have given you a choice and taken away some comfort. It’s literally what libertarians preach.
  - justsaying9 5y ago
    [flagged]

johnorourke 5y ago

Yes! I thought it was going to compare the fight against <insert internet problem> with the Hanoi rat problem of 1902, where giving people the wrong incentive exacerbated the problem.

nefitty 5y ago
That raises an interesting question. What ARE the Hanoi Rat problems of the internet?
- Mountain_Skies 5y ago
  Calling out "ists" for karma and kudos. If there are no "ists" around, sockpuppet one or just claim you saw an "ist" somewhere else and put them in their place. Karma and kudos will follow.

jimktrains2 5y ago

Harmful when ingested directly or via carrion by rodents, along with basically anything else, including dogs, cat, birds, and people.