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


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[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago (4 children)

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

[–] MECHAGODZILLA2@midwest.social 7 points 6 days ago (3 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 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] MECHAGODZILLA2@midwest.social 1 points 5 days 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 5 days 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.