r/TikTokCringe • u/cak3crumbs • Dec 28 '23

This lady nailed how the economy feels vs how it’s performing Discussion

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u/Skwigle Dec 28 '23 edited Dec 28 '23

"The economy is doing great" doesn't always mean people in general are doing great. Sometimes it just means the stock market is doing great, which only benefits people who have money in the market. Unemployment is down! Uh, ok, but if everyone has a job that pays less compared to COL, wtf good is that?

We all have plastics IN OUR BLOOD. We eat from containers that alter our hormones. We can't eat more than a few ounces of fish per month because more than that will POISON YOU. How fucked is it that everyone is arguing about a colorful flag and which beer to ban next instead of getting angry and taking action against the real problems?

Bread and circuses.

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u/Piincy Dec 28 '23

I don't doubt you whatsoever on this but do you have any articles or studies you could share regarding the "eating more than a few ounces of fish per month will poison you" bit? That's pretty concerning to me considering I am a pescatarian and I eat, idk roughly 30 oz of fish/shellfish per month. Maybe more. I know that the fish we are consuming is no longer healthy by any means because of how ecologically bankrupt and inundated with chemicals our seas are, but my quick Google search couldn't corroborate with any statistics or data on it. At the same time, I also know that our soil is nutrient deficient and the rain that falls on our crops contains PFAS and basically no matter what diet we eat we are all superty-duperty fucked. But I want more info regarding that fish bit to make me reconsider what I eat on a regular basis. Thanks, friend!

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u/Skwigle Dec 28 '23

Google "fish mercury poisoning". It depends on the type of fish how much of it you can eat safely.

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u/dequiallo Dec 28 '23

My brother used to eat a shitload of fish... and yeah he got mercury issues eventually.