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Candelestine , in TIL of Dead Internet Theory that asserts the Internet now consists almost entirely of bot activity and automatically generated content

… I used to really like the word “theory”, once upon a time… ~sigh

hughperman ,

It is more of a hypothesis, alright

Eccentric ,

Tbf, the article itself calls it a conspiracy theory

BaroqueInMind , (edited )
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The word has mutated into common parlance meaning "hypothesis" and I literally hate it so much.

Usually_Lurker , in TIL of Dead Internet Theory that asserts the Internet now consists almost entirely of bot activity and automatically generated content
@Usually_Lurker@lemmy.world avatar

Nice try bot. You’re not going to get me.

chackl , (edited ) in TIL that because of the amount of time it saves, the washing machine has been called "the greatest invention of the industrial revolution.” Others have considered it a key driver of women’s liberat...

Don’t some communities that reject most modern technology still use washing machines?

suckslumps , in TIL married people who undergo gastric bypass surgery and lose significant weight are twice as likely to get divorced.

I feel like very heavy people who are in marriages are often married to people who are into people who are heavier. I once saw an episode of My 600lb Life where the husband left the wife because she was losing weight and he wanted her to be as heavy as possible.

coldv , in TIL A disgruntled Chinese man, who was recently single, organized for every odd numbered seat to be bought for the premiere screening of a romance movie on Valentine's Day, forcing couples to sit o...

I mean… I have no choice but to applaud the creative execution of this pettiness.

teft , in TIL A disgruntled Chinese man, who was recently single, organized for every odd numbered seat to be bought for the premiere screening of a romance movie on Valentine's Day, forcing couples to sit o...
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That’s some chaotic evil shit.

Hypx , in TIL that because of the amount of time it saves, the washing machine has been called "the greatest invention of the industrial revolution.” Others have considered it a key driver of women’s liberat...
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Did Washing Machines Change The Global Economy More Than The Internet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gvsz_vc7B0

Economists have pointed out the washing machine had an arguably larger improvement on productivity than the Internet.

Sivar , in TIL that because of the amount of time it saves, the washing machine has been called "the greatest invention of the industrial revolution.” Others have considered it a key driver of women’s liberat...

There’s this amazing TED talk by Hans Rosling about this. Worth it to check it out! ted.com/…/hans_rosling_the_magic_washing_machine

Edit: sorry, someone posted this earlier. Lemmy not showing comments…

sab , in TIL that because of the amount of time it saves, the washing machine has been called "the greatest invention of the industrial revolution.” Others have considered it a key driver of women’s liberat...

Some consider it the greatest invention of the industrial revolution. Others have considered it a key driver of women’s liberation.

...hmmm.

teft , in TIL that because of the amount of time it saves, the washing machine has been called "the greatest invention of the industrial revolution.” Others have considered it a key driver of women’s liberat...
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Anyone who has ever washed clothes by hand understands this. That shit is difficult af.

athos77 ,

I remember watching some BBC documentary and they said that whenever a household for enough money that they started to buy appliances, the first one they bought was almost always a clothes washer.

smashboy ,

And to think, back in those days people also often had 5-10 children. Imagine the amount of laundry 💀

Ghost33313 ,
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Been there. A freshening up wash isn't bad, but if you have a stain, forget it you will be cursing.

cornbread , in TIL that because of the amount of time it saves, the washing machine has been called "the greatest invention of the industrial revolution.” Others have considered it a key driver of women’s liberat...

If only they’d invent a “put laundry away” machine.

FlyingSquid , in TIL that because of the amount of time it saves, the washing machine has been called "the greatest invention of the industrial revolution.” Others have considered it a key driver of women’s liberat...
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Others have considered it a key driver of women’s liberation

Makes sense. My wife makes me do all the laundry.

ribboo , in TIL that because of the amount of time it saves, the washing machine has been called "the greatest invention of the industrial revolution.” Others have considered it a key driver of women’s liberat...

I first read “the vending machine”. I was really looking forward to getting to know the rest of why it’s such an invaluable invention!

FizzlePopBerryTwist , in TIL that a TV show called “This Is Your Life” invited Kiyoshi Tanimoto, a Japanese minister and atomic bomb survivor from Hiroshima. The show also featured a surprise guest, Robert Lewis, copilot o...

Ah, someone else is a LPOTL listener I see.

Did you know one of the guys on BOTH planes went on to found Hell’s Angels and later became leader of the Banditos?

BigPapaE , in TIL most Americans belived Indians ate live snakes and monkey brains after watching Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom

some snakes, such as the ones depicted in “Temple of Doom,” can actually survive being eaten, exit the digestive tract of the host>

Jesus. Fucking. Christ

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