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Loneliness epidemic

mercredi 9 octobre 2019 à 02:00

1/3 of millennials generally feel lonely; 1/4 can't identify a single real friend. This could be because "social media" have distracted them from the activities where one can make real friends.

Would it be more accurate to refer to them as "antisocial media"?

No business donation

mercredi 9 octobre 2019 à 02:00

Lobbyists are denouncing Sanders' decision to bar business donations to the Democratic National Committee if he wins the Democratic nomination for president. Sanders welcomes their hatred.

Money from business can help a party win, but the price of accepting that money is that the party has to represent business.

Bravo, Bernie Sanders!

Pledge to reduce single-use packaging

mercredi 9 octobre 2019 à 02:00

Unilever pledges to cut its single-use packaging in half by 2025.

If it really does this, it will be exemplary. But we need more than an example — we need to make all of society do this.

Addictiveness of e-cigarettes

mercredi 9 octobre 2019 à 02:00

E-cigarettes can be more addictive than ordinary tobacco cigarettes, and there is no research yet on how to quit.

Cable TV companies mislead customers

mercredi 9 octobre 2019 à 02:00

Cable TV companies in the US mislead customers by presenting prices that are not the whole price they charge.

With proper regulations, they would not be able to do this.