I do understand the statistics, but I also acknowledge that many cities in Europe have varying levels of flouride in the water and saying “country” does not take into account variations within countries.

At the same time many places in the world are contaminated with flouride. There is a sweet spot for efficacy of course.

I am not saying fluoride isn’t helpful. But adding it to water? No thanks. Both places I live do not do this, and neither have higher instances of cavities than anywhere else (given relative incomes, lifestyle, and health care).

Besides I will say it again, since when do kids drink water?

Both places I live in dont do it and I am happy with that.

I have always hated the term “seats”. Get bent microsoft.

So why is it that 6 of the 7 countries with the lowest amount of caivities do not flouridate their water? Throwing floride around into a substance you use for everything is a poor approach to a problem.

Why would I want an adjunct in my water? I have no need for it, I don’t want the government wasting money on it.

It does very little for adult teeth, and is barely a blip compared to the effects of dental care and fluoride toothpaste for children.

If you feel differently, feel free to add it to your water.

97% of Europe does not fluoridate their water. Of the seven countries with the lowest tooth decay rates in children in the world, six have no water fluoridation programs.

Finally in the US there have been four fairly serious fluoride accidents. Also, phosphate rock mining and processing is very hazardous so if you are going to use Flouride use it purposefully, in a toothpaste or rinse, not just distributing it into water. Which, by the way, kids don’t drink a whole lot of.

I didn’t think it would but I still don’t want it in my water.

I want flouride toothpaste, flouride rinses and free teeth care for children though.

I disagree.

Legal stuff would be Use at your own risk, or answers may not be correct.

This is really strong language.

Yeah, I recall that too.

I used to just dislike them, but now AI thinks it should shove it in everything.

The no desire for emojis carries on.

The solution would be no emoji’s at all. One can dream.

This is not true:

If checking your mail, browsing and streaming is all you care about without the Windows nonsense, with some scattershot choice of gaming, then Linux is for you.

Everything else in your post is preference, which is fine. I do not understand the love for Notepad++ but that is your choice.

But when you said Linux is basically checking mail and the rare game, well that is nonsense.

I use Linux because I need reliability and no bullshit so I can do my work. I remote into all sorts of environments and deal with Windows often, I would never want any of that on my home or work computer. Windows is too slow and too broken for me to rely on for earning money.

But I also do all my hobbies: music production, photography, graphic design, 3d modeling, 3d printing, creating web pages, etc. There is really nothing I need windows for.

As for games: My library shows 1200 games ready to play, so I am not sure why you say “scattershot”. I am playing the latest Resident Evil Requiem right now. Works perfectly, no set up steps at all.

So fine, maybe linux isn’t for you, but no reason to spread fud.

Also making your own is always a good idea.

I know you mean a specific type of sauce, but I do like this page for recipes:

https://panix.com/~clay/cookbook/bin/table_of_contents.cgi?salsa

Please. I have no idea what anyone else was saying, nor did I care.

I was laughing at Lucas because he’s a clown.

YOU decided to take offense and act like it is important some how.

Social cues… Like being a jerk to me for no reason except you like a movie?

Talk about sad, and acting like a child.

Its amusing that people need to defend star wars in a political meme community. Its a joke on a joke. A hat on a hat.

Like whatever you want, you guys take it way too seriously.

You really get that triggered that I continued the joke that is in the meme in the Political Memes community?

And you call me edgy?

Star Wars fans are the worst.

Context? Seriously?

I didn’t reply to any comment, I commented on the post, which is in Political Memes.

If this were a Star Wars community it would be inappropriate, but here?

Joke to me is Lucas actually got one thing right. Finally. Couldn’t write dialog to save his life, which is why his wife did it.

Someone has a different opinion and that is “edgy” to you? You kissing Lucas ass for a reason?

I really did like it when it came out, and then it was downhill from there. Re-watching as an adult, does not hold up well.

There was a star wars movie with this in the plotline at some point? He lost me after New Hope, and upon re-watching New Hope I realize that was because I got older than 7.

Maybe if you were decent person you could have not caused people to want to lob missiles at you.

Copilot? You mean the AI with terms of service that are in bold and explicit: “for entertainment purposes only”?

Which is why its in the title and not the article? EntertainBait?

So you don’t understand why agriculture is the root of all our problems?

What exactly is “honest work”? Commenting bullshit on Lemmy like you? Using, I don’t know, technology that someone made, so you support that kind of work?

I missed a good old troll in the wild. Thanks.