Automatic Edit: Using a tool called [Power Delete Suite](https://github.com/j0be/PowerDeleteSuite) I have removed all my past comments and deleted my Reddit account, /u/tehrmuk.
I am doing this because I, like many long-term Reddit users, am upset and angry at the tonedeaf and arrogant way Reddit is treating it’s users. Their aggressive slapdown of the developers that made Reddit usable to a huge audience; their overriding and summary dismissal of long-serving and dutiful community members; their wonton silencing of dissent and manipulation of user’s voices; their borderline contempt of the very people whose collective efforts gave their platform the standing needed to fuel their profit-hungry IPO… the list goes on.
Reddit is, of course, a private concern and how they run their services is entirely up to them. Conversely, we are under no obligation to use their services, to fuel their engines or follow their orders. I am making my voice heard by removing my comments, and voting with my feet by leaving.
I have left Reddit for [Lemmy](https://join-lemmy.org/) and [Mastadon](https://joinmastodon.org/); these are decentralised social networks that mirror the functionality of Reddit and Twitter respectively. Unlike the monolithic, corporate-owned services they replace, Lemmy and Mastodon are part of the [Fediverse](https://www.fediverse.to/) meaning these are not individual services but clusters of services that mesh seamlessly with one-another. You can [join an existing Lemmy instance](https://join-lemmy.org/instances) or [set up your own](https://join-lemmy.org/docs/administration/administration.html) to get full access to the entire Fediverse – you don’t need to ask permission from anyone to do so. There are loads of other services that are part of the Fediverse, like [PeerTube](https://joinpeertube.org/) (videos), [Wordpress](https://wordpress.org/) (blogging), [Frendica](https://friendi.ca/) (social network), [Pixelfed](https://pixelfed.org/) (photos), [KBin](https://kbin.pub/en) (link aggregation) and more – and they all work together so having access to one means having access to all of them.
I had a great time as a Redditor, but the Fediverse is looking bright. It’s a return to the open Internet of old, when users ran services for their own and one-another’s benefit, and before monolithic corporate-run silos started to build walls around us in the name of increased profit and thought control. Many of the Fediverse services are fledgling, but they are growing quickly and their federated concept makes greedy, arrogant landgrabs like we’ve recently seen on Reddit and Twitter almost impossible.
I’m already having a great time with Lemmy and I think you might too. I encourage you to take control and join the Fediverse.
Until then, so long and thanks for all the fish.
enhtie on
fr. the portion sizes are so misleading
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Shelvis on
I bought one of those Oreo brownies the other day and the nutritional info gives 2 servings per single brownie.
Chillwindow on
I couldn’t believe it when I found out that in other countries, you don’t get the per 100g stats. I think it’s reasonable to have different serving sizes for things but to not have that put into context per 100g must be so hard.
I allocate 100g of a treat per day so I know chocolate with 100g of calories at 500 is far too much and aim to mix some carbs with chocolate flavouring to get down to 300.
The maths of different cup sizes would send me crazy. Saulte to the overseas Dieter’s who manage to navigate cup servings.
[deleted] on
Popcorn is the worst.
150 cal per serving, but a serving size is 2 tablespoons of uncooked corn and there are 40 servings in the box but 9 bags per box.
Why is it so hard to just tell me how much popcorn I’m getting per bag? It’s obscured behind fifteen layers of technicalities.
dentalhygienist-med on
Sometimes, if it’s been a rough day, i just pretend the whole thing is one serving size…. haha
Sairrah on
I bought some sausages the other day. There were 8 in the package, but the nutritional info was based on there being 12 servings. Who eats 3/4 of a sausage?!
awol222 on
😂 right? Feel like I need an advanced mathematics degree to figure some of these out
jon_home on
In Canada this isn’t allowed for Single serving items. Sometimes they might give you exactly 50% of it if it’s something you share Like a bag of popcorn.
If it’s something that is to be consumed in 3 or more portions them it’ll be broken down in annoying chunks.
superRedditer on
blame it in the sugar industry.
benwa00 on
love it
HettySwollocks on
This is so true, almost all food has a deceptive kcal count. I shouldn’t have to look at the back of the pack to work out the true ingredients.
From this women’s example, how many people are really going to have one 25kcal cube of chocolate for example? Not many, that’s just a cock tease. I’d rather not bother at all
Put the headline numbers on the front of the package, or explicitly divide the problem into segments which truly reflect that portion size. Reminds me of those tiny cereals you get at hotels, suddenly when you are presented with the true kcal count and other macros it doesn’t seem worth it. Much better to eat some fruit or similar, much tastier and isn’t loaded with suga/carbs
GeekMomma on
Small shout out to Poptarts for fixing their packaging. I always thought it was deceptive that a serving size is one but two come in a bag. You can’t even reuse the packaging to keep the second from going stale. They finally started listing info as two at some point
ybahman on
I feel like this shouldn’t be a problem for super maths kid. Or in American, super math skid.
flying_schnitzel on
*laughs in European* where we get listed calories per 100g on EVERY food item which makes it insanely easy to compare calories.
de-pressed- on
Quick mafs innit
Soggy-Scallion1837 on
😂😂
Dad_Bod_The_God on
I can’t believe how many sauces and dips give you the calorie content for 1-2 tbsps knowing damn well nobody is having that little at a time
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Automatic Edit: Using a tool called [Power Delete Suite](https://github.com/j0be/PowerDeleteSuite) I have removed all my past comments and deleted my Reddit account, /u/tehrmuk.
I am doing this because I, like many long-term Reddit users, am upset and angry at the tonedeaf and arrogant way Reddit is treating it’s users. Their aggressive slapdown of the developers that made Reddit usable to a huge audience; their overriding and summary dismissal of long-serving and dutiful community members; their wonton silencing of dissent and manipulation of user’s voices; their borderline contempt of the very people whose collective efforts gave their platform the standing needed to fuel their profit-hungry IPO… the list goes on.
Reddit is, of course, a private concern and how they run their services is entirely up to them. Conversely, we are under no obligation to use their services, to fuel their engines or follow their orders. I am making my voice heard by removing my comments, and voting with my feet by leaving.
I have left Reddit for [Lemmy](https://join-lemmy.org/) and [Mastadon](https://joinmastodon.org/); these are decentralised social networks that mirror the functionality of Reddit and Twitter respectively. Unlike the monolithic, corporate-owned services they replace, Lemmy and Mastodon are part of the [Fediverse](https://www.fediverse.to/) meaning these are not individual services but clusters of services that mesh seamlessly with one-another. You can [join an existing Lemmy instance](https://join-lemmy.org/instances) or [set up your own](https://join-lemmy.org/docs/administration/administration.html) to get full access to the entire Fediverse – you don’t need to ask permission from anyone to do so. There are loads of other services that are part of the Fediverse, like [PeerTube](https://joinpeertube.org/) (videos), [Wordpress](https://wordpress.org/) (blogging), [Frendica](https://friendi.ca/) (social network), [Pixelfed](https://pixelfed.org/) (photos), [KBin](https://kbin.pub/en) (link aggregation) and more – and they all work together so having access to one means having access to all of them.
I had a great time as a Redditor, but the Fediverse is looking bright. It’s a return to the open Internet of old, when users ran services for their own and one-another’s benefit, and before monolithic corporate-run silos started to build walls around us in the name of increased profit and thought control. Many of the Fediverse services are fledgling, but they are growing quickly and their federated concept makes greedy, arrogant landgrabs like we’ve recently seen on Reddit and Twitter almost impossible.
I’m already having a great time with Lemmy and I think you might too. I encourage you to take control and join the Fediverse.
Until then, so long and thanks for all the fish.
fr. the portion sizes are so misleading
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I bought one of those Oreo brownies the other day and the nutritional info gives 2 servings per single brownie.
I couldn’t believe it when I found out that in other countries, you don’t get the per 100g stats. I think it’s reasonable to have different serving sizes for things but to not have that put into context per 100g must be so hard.
I allocate 100g of a treat per day so I know chocolate with 100g of calories at 500 is far too much and aim to mix some carbs with chocolate flavouring to get down to 300.
The maths of different cup sizes would send me crazy. Saulte to the overseas Dieter’s who manage to navigate cup servings.
Popcorn is the worst.
150 cal per serving, but a serving size is 2 tablespoons of uncooked corn and there are 40 servings in the box but 9 bags per box.
Why is it so hard to just tell me how much popcorn I’m getting per bag? It’s obscured behind fifteen layers of technicalities.
Sometimes, if it’s been a rough day, i just pretend the whole thing is one serving size…. haha
I bought some sausages the other day. There were 8 in the package, but the nutritional info was based on there being 12 servings. Who eats 3/4 of a sausage?!
😂 right? Feel like I need an advanced mathematics degree to figure some of these out
In Canada this isn’t allowed for Single serving items. Sometimes they might give you exactly 50% of it if it’s something you share Like a bag of popcorn.
If it’s something that is to be consumed in 3 or more portions them it’ll be broken down in annoying chunks.
blame it in the sugar industry.
love it
This is so true, almost all food has a deceptive kcal count. I shouldn’t have to look at the back of the pack to work out the true ingredients.
From this women’s example, how many people are really going to have one 25kcal cube of chocolate for example? Not many, that’s just a cock tease. I’d rather not bother at all
Put the headline numbers on the front of the package, or explicitly divide the problem into segments which truly reflect that portion size. Reminds me of those tiny cereals you get at hotels, suddenly when you are presented with the true kcal count and other macros it doesn’t seem worth it. Much better to eat some fruit or similar, much tastier and isn’t loaded with suga/carbs
Small shout out to Poptarts for fixing their packaging. I always thought it was deceptive that a serving size is one but two come in a bag. You can’t even reuse the packaging to keep the second from going stale. They finally started listing info as two at some point
I feel like this shouldn’t be a problem for super maths kid. Or in American, super math skid.
*laughs in European* where we get listed calories per 100g on EVERY food item which makes it insanely easy to compare calories.
Quick mafs innit
😂😂
I can’t believe how many sauces and dips give you the calorie content for 1-2 tbsps knowing damn well nobody is having that little at a time