Ms. ArmoredThirteen

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  • Ms. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ziptoGreentext@sh.itjust.worksAnon visits America
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    1 month ago

    What era or genre are you getting the pop culture from? Twinkies at least have only been a joke in media for at least 15 years because of zombie survival stuff, and longer as a ‘haha look at the fat kid’ before that. Die Hard uses them as a comedic element to break up parts of the film but in less of a joking about Twinkies directly way, though it is part of the overweight cop’s character. That movie is nearly 40 years old though and probably marks around the time Twinkies started shifting from a snack to a meme

    Edit to add: They also originally had banana flavored filling. You can still find these sometimes and while not good they’re better than the plain ones imo




  • I’ve seen this show up a couple times recently and I’m hesitant to think it’s as bad as advertised. The linked video basically states mirror bacteria has no weaknesses while laser hitting all existing life’s weaknesses. Reporting extremes like that is a red flag and needs some extra scrutiny. Why would it be so one sided like that? Wouldn’t they exist in an equally hostile environment but also be seriously outnumbered?

    For sure we have to be very careful about what we’re making in labs. The warnings I’ve seen about this so far seem very sensationalized though. I’m not a germologist though someone correct me if I’m way off course please



  • I consider $100k to be minimum wage in Seattle. It was just enough to not be constantly money stressed as long as I was living modestly. I could see doctors, invest in hobbies, have choices in food, build savings/retirement. Could not eat out every day, buy a house any time soon, or impulse buy particularly expensive stuff. Any time I made less than $100k here I felt like I was always two steps behind, at about that salary my life stopped focusing on scraping by. I make more now and I feel like I’m actually thriving here. Still quite a difference in what I’d consider to be middle class though like there’s no way I can get a house here and I’d for sure be much worse off if I had kids