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“I did this and was fine. Therefore I think it is fine” is half of these stories. It is of course possible to say “I was fine but probably was lucky”, which is
by rtpg 5y ago
“I did this and was fine. Therefore I think it is fine” is half of these stories.
It is of course possible to say “I was fine but probably was lucky”, which is at least acknowledging that food science is a thing and probably closer to the truth than your singular personal experience.
GP is pointing out that people take personal stories and turn them into some science-sounding conclusion.
If the internet existed in the 18th century people would talk about how London didn’t have sanitation systems but loads of people survived so all this nonsense about sewage management is silly.
- jazzyjackson 5y agoI'm seeing "it was fine for me", nobody recommending that raw milk is a good and healthy choice...
- rtpg 5y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30809457 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30809457 Heavy implication that the rules don’t make sense https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30809207 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30809207 Making some argument that our bodies could handle it if we had more bacteria https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30809218 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30809218 Literal “I was fine so it’s fine” Lots of “is this just factory farming being an issue” comments which are at least in good faith and usually questions, though! So people are trying to get more details It’s not every comment but lots of it.