I’m from the middle of the midlands. This is absolutely correct.

It isn’t clear because it doesn’t exist.

Ah brilliant! Case closed. Pack up everyone.

Look, there’s plenty of research indicating very negative effects of UPF on us, but it’s still an early field. The categorisation of UPF isn’t perfect no question, but that’s largely a result of the fact that, cooking processes combined with ingredients don’t make nice categories. We need ways to simplify the research for people who realistically aren’t going to look into the data, such as yourself.

If you’re really that opposed to the field, like your dismissive tone implies, then I’d advise not researching it, and eating what you like. But you aren’t going to erase the fact that obesity rises as exposure to UPF rises, that food preparation alters how our bodies process it, or that there are different health outcomes especially if you eat a lot of it. I’m afraid that’s science.

There isn’t a clear one because it’s not simple to define. If you follow the research, we can’t simply say it’s the ingredients used as the process itself can be bad. So it’s a hodge-podge of, “well watch out for this ingredient, but also ask them if they’ve put it through x and then we’ll know”.

It’s a whole area of research and it’s going to remain complicated, but we can’t give up on describing it at all.

I feel like we often forget this is the point. Do what you enjoy, get paid doing it, why does there need to be more?

Oooooh

So having 2 braincells should be a policy then!

Just the one? Make it a bushel so we can make it a party

That sounds… … precarious. High stakes for getting ketchup out of a glass bottle.

Take it away Ern!

I simply do not understand the sentiment that not being a total bastard is something celebrated and not expected or required.

It’s simple really. If you don’t give positive feedback, you’ve lost the major lever that can be used to get what you want.

Using negative feedback is a useful tool but it’ll never achieve the same outcomes if used by itself.

I think you’re actually describing a two part series

They also can’t “stay away in droves” they just aren’t interested.

No they’re still on Earth actually, though they’re running on software written in the 50s

Not being funny, I’m pretty sure you can stick regular glass bottles in the sand anyway…

I guess it was a wet SatansMaggotyCumFart

They could be talking about bubble wrap to be fair

Dunno what it’s like these days but brought steam to a crawl when I last used it

Neovim user here. Why the switch. (I’ve never tried emacs)

Unreasonably magnetic 😉

That’s it… That’s all the context there is…