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Originally Posted By u/HumusSapien At 2025-04-12 10:30:16 AM | Source


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[–] MECHAGODZILLA2@midwest.social 70 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (7 children)

I’m sure the private sector will take care of it

Aaaany day now. When they eliminate public schools and replace them with private rather.

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (4 children)

You think they won’t save money by putting lead in things?

[–] MECHAGODZILLA2@midwest.social 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Good point, and with the costs saved from removing flouride, they could further increase child-hydration profit margins by simply having them eat the paint off the walls instead.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Solution: don't have children. Let some more intelligent species with kindness and empathy take over.

[–] MECHAGODZILLA2@midwest.social 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Darn, I already had one. I might consider handing them off to a more intelligent species though, if you have a recommendation? Bonobo maybe?

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago

I suggest we do some genetic fiddling, like how scientists gave the NOVA1 gene to mice. They have been shown to have more empathy than humans.

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