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[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 39 points 8 months ago (3 children)

You know what goes great with volatile flammable vapors? Distractions!

I hope whoever invented that shit stomps on a rake and the rake somehow goes up their ass.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 29 points 8 months ago (1 children)

One of my favoirte "you've got to be fucking kidding me" contradictions in modern life is a 50 foot by 10 foot billboard next to the high way screaming "don't look at your phone pay attention to the road!" On a road lined with brightly colored bullboards. Hell, some are giant animated screens now.

[–] VILenin@hexbear.net 8 points 8 months ago

Don’t look at your phone, peasant, it distracts you from consuming our treats

[–] btfod@hexbear.net 18 points 8 months ago

Exactly, these aren't just annoying, they're dangerous for people with hearing impairments who already have trouble processing the sounds of the world around them.

I just press every button, starting on the right. Mute is usually the 2nd or 3rd from the top.

[–] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Everything about cars is treated with this insane level of ease and casualness that nothing else with their level of danger gets, I guess simply because they’re for common civilian use?

Forklift drivers are held to a much higher standard than car drivers, despite forklifts being much less dangerous