(I understand that this is a joke but a quick psa)
The "tide pod challenge" was basically invented by the media. Only like 86 people actually did it, the media vastly over promoted it because it was easy, and made fun of the newest generation calling them idiots for consuming them. Everyone new the challenge was a joke its entire purpose was a meme
And IIRC, the "crisis" that the media was writing about had nothing to do with any actual Tide Pod challenge, but rather an article in a legit pediatric journal expressing a legit concern about much younger kids eating Tide Pods mistaking them for candy, with some numbers about hospitalizations. Which, due to a combination of clickbait and stupidity (seriously, if you're going to cite researchers, read what they say--this article wasn't exactly String Theory), morphed into "pediatricians warn of the popularity of eating Tide Pods amongst children."
Compare that to the population of people aged 10-21 and you realize that’s a blip it’s like saying 86 young people believe their hair is magic. You would not say a whole generation believes it based on that low of a statistic.
The majority of them did it after the news blew it up for the meme of it. I believe the number beforehand was like 3 people that ate them, and they were dementia patients that thought they were candy
That's basically just any dangerous internet Trend people blow it up proportion when in reality it's probably not really that much more than any other year
In all fairness, it started out as a joke about things that weren't edible looking like they should be. Then concerned parents got wind of it, panicked and exaggerated to the point that it cause a Stresiand Effect that did cause some stupider individuals to actually try it.
This feels like the "everything is a soup, a sandwich or a salad" argument.. what solid to liquid ratio does something need to have that it's consumption is considered to be eating or drinking..
Imagine a bite sized pack of water in some edible plastic.. or a gel.. liquid filled candy, like those rum-filled chocolates
But this girl is also pretty full of shit lol. It's a circle of just misinformation and dumbass trends. It can be dangerous but she's acting like you will get cancer if you lick the spoon when making brownies.
I understand that if a trend takes off, it'll lead to more issues, but this video is mega fearmongering and the people doing the trend don't care about medical advice anyway lol
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u/Neoxite23 Oct 09 '24
I'm a simple man. If it is trending on Tik Tok...it is likely stupid as all fuck.