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Gains for you, losses for others (feddit.de)
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[–] interolivary@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Anybody who dies repeating something idiotic they saw on social media really isn't much of a loss

[–] RobertPetersen@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

The problem is some TikTok trends result in people causing others to die.

Example: Kia boyz car thieving joy riders have caused crashes that resulted in fatalities of people who were minding their own damn business.

[–] burndown@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel like this requires an age qualifier

[–] medgremlin@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I worked in pediatric emergency medicine for a while and it's really not the fault of literal children that they get hurt by these kinds of things.

[–] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I heard horse dewormers are good shit, you should try it some time!

[–] interolivary@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Chase that ivermectin down with a nice bleach martini

[–] JshKlsn@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Sounds like an American trend, not limited to any social media.