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Family sued after Sarah Katz died last year after drinking Charged Lemonade, apparently unaware of soda’s high caffeine content

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

So your argument is 'I don't expect it, so it doesn't happen, but even if it does, it's not my fault for not reading'? Where else do you get lemonade with 'coffee extract'? I mean the sign doesn't explicitly say 'hey dumbass there's an assload of caffeine in me' but with the numbers at the bottom there should be something about it that gives you pause. You have to stand there and fill your drink anyway, why are you not reading during those few seconds?

I am the annoying patreon who asks the waitstaff a bunch of questions to know what I'm ordering, so I'd definitely be like 'wtf is this funky blt on the menu'. I'm a fatass, but at least I know what goes in my gut before I introduce the two. Ima die early but I'm going to know why I'm dying.

Raise the average bar, be smarter, read what you are consuming.

Now where is my damn vanilla bean creme frap?!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I feel like I explained better in this comment. The average person simply doesn't pay attention to nutrition labels, because 99.99999999% of the time, it's useless information.

I am the annoying patreon who asks the waitstaff a bunch of questions to know what I'm ordering

Good for you. You're a special little star spangled boy, and the world should be designed around people like you. And when you get listeria from milk that you should have verified didn't have listeria in it, you have no right to sue the people who sold you the milk. That was sarcasm. I know some people have trouble with that.

You have to stand there and fill your drink anyway, why are you not reading during those few seconds?

Because I'm watching my drink to make sure it doesn't overfill. This is totally absurd, nobody fills up a drink from one of these dispensers without watching the cup. You don't fill up your drink without watching the cup. I know you don't, because you're a relatively normal human being who doesn't want to spill lemonade all over the place. The fact that you brought this idea up shows that you aren't interested in having a real conversation, you're only interested in voicing the opinion you've already formed, even if it means talking absurdities to justify it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

But again, that's their problem, not mine for being educated.

The world should be designed about people who read, yes. Glad we cleared that up for you.

Your drink does not immediately overflow, and even if you have a small cup, surely you turn to face the dispenser and approach it before you fill your drink. If your drink is immediately being filled as soon as you see the dispenser, you may be a wizard.

But to justify reasons to not be educated, especially something as reading a sign is both hilarious and horrifying to know, because I always knew they were around, I've just never met one until now.