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[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A joke doesn't work when it's indistinguishable from the stuff that people actually say

You are on a written medium, where there is no tone, body language, or otherwise wider context. What do you expect to happen? People can't read your mind

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

or otherwise wider context

The knowledge that the issue with people drinking unpasterized milk happens with cow milk is the wider context.

I've literally seen people argue that since breast milk is unpasteurized then raw cow milk is fine