Children’s sugar consumption halved since tax announcement, study finds
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Experts say success soft drinks shows expansion of tax to cover other foods and drinks is a ‘no brainer’
    • EnderMB@lemmy.worldEnglish
      28·
      5 months ago

      Then call it out, but maybe not be such a cunt about it. It’s an embarrassment for the fediverse that someone can’t be civil to what is a fair comment, even if it’s not factually accurate. Even on cesspools like Reddit you wouldn’t see this kind of toxicity.

      • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
        91·
        5 months ago

        It’s an embarrassment for the fediverse that someone can’t be civil to what is a fair comment

        It wasn’t a fair comment though was it it was an attempt to spread utterly false information. Also I’m sorry, but I completely do not accept this premise that somehow Lemmy is better than Reddit.

        • fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
          23·
          5 months ago

          It was absolutely a fair comment.

          The quoted part of the comment makes it seem like “chemicals” is the subject of the assertion. It’s not. The comment goes on to describe what chemicals and why they’re a concern.

          Yes, it’s not a great comment, it’s not eloquent, it could be more concise… but that doesn’t mean it’s appropriate to make disingenuous misrepresentations about the authors intended meaning.

          • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
            31·
            5 months ago

            Okay well I will challenge the content of the comment and you can make arbitrary and utterly unfounded comments about my assessment.

            But apparently I’m not allowed to call out insanity wherever it appears because that would be rude. God save me, I was rude to an ass wipe.