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[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 5 points 36 minutes ago

Let them drink it.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

its because it is dangerous.

There's literally no point in selling non pasteurized milk, unless you want to waste money and cause potential health issues.

Literally all pasteurization does is heat up the milk, moderately, for a short period of time, and thats it.

It's more cost effective to do at scale, it's easier to regulate, ensuring consumer safety is easier, and ensuring that something happens if your dumbass doesn't do it properly, can also happen. The only reason you shouldn't do this is if you want to pasteurize your own milk, for some reason.

Maybe if you hate having free time, and need more responsibilities you should go synthesize your own fucking motor oil. Not pasteurize milk.

[–] sznowicki@lemmy.world 1 points 15 minutes ago (1 children)

If you want to make Kefir at home you need raw milk. Obviously US goes into Soviet times so they will need it. This and potatoes in every home garden.

[–] Kanda@reddthat.com 1 points 4 minutes ago

Kefir is delicious though

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago

But I can still get the pasteurized stuff, right?

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I saw raw milk sold at school. Didn't understand it. What's the difference? If I gave you two cups with raw and pasteurized, could you tell the difference?

[–] DanVctr@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 hours ago

You can't tell the difference, and that's part of the problem. One has been cooked slightly to kill pathogens and the other could contain deadly pathogens.

[–] Chivera@lemmy.world 17 points 8 hours ago

Let them drink raw milk

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 12 points 8 hours ago

I drank milk from the tank and cream is the best. However, I still prefer pasteurized milk. If the MAGAts want to drink raw milk, let them and watch the green apple splatter flow.

[–] rivan@lemm.ee 10 points 8 hours ago

Big year for Tuberculosis

[–] roofTophopper@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

You know what, just let it happen. I'll just do my best to stay away from any milk for four years. We'll see how things turn out afterwards.

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 1 points 35 minutes ago (1 children)
[–] sudoer777@lemmy.ml 1 points 16 minutes ago

I like soy better

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.world 19 points 11 hours ago

Beautiful ... the Darwin Awards are now coming to your grocery store

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 49 points 15 hours ago (15 children)

Let them get their raw milk then?

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 35 points 13 hours ago (4 children)

Kids shouldn't die because their parents are idiots.

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 1 points 34 minutes ago

They might be kind of doomed anyway.

it's eugenics, but legal, why shouldn't we? Clearly letting them live up till now hasn't served them well.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 15 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

The frightening thing is that there are a bunch of "YEAH! KILL THOSE KIDS!" people elsewhere in the thread.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

honestly im at a point politically, where i think that it needs to happen to be able to knock sense into people.

[–] IzzyJ@lemmy.world 1 points 44 minutes ago

Thats it! Its not that we rejoice in their dead kids or some shit, but they just wont listen unless theyre personally effected

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Pathogens don't care whether or not you spread them to other people who don't drink raw milk, I'm afraid.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 10 points 12 hours ago (14 children)

And people who care, actually do things like get vaccines, and believe doctors.

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