zifnab25 [he/him, any]@hexbear.net to the_dunk_tank@hexbear.netEnglish · 11 months agoThe Newtown Pippin Applehexbear.netimagemessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1170arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1170arrow-down1imageThe Newtown Pippin Applehexbear.netzifnab25 [he/him, any]@hexbear.net to the_dunk_tank@hexbear.netEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square60fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareUlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·11 months ago“Red Delicious” were a triumph of labeling and marketing, much like LLMs being called “AIs” and shoving people out of work while doing shittier jobs.
minus-squareParenti_stan46@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-211 months agodeleted by creator
minus-squareHelmic [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·11 months agoI don’t think that’s quite it. Originally they were supposed to actually be really good and really pretty - they only turned to shit as they got bred for other considerations. They got way worse than people remembered.
minus-squareUlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-211 months agoShelf stable in a way where they won’t take that much worse than when they’re fresh off the tree.
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minus-squareUlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·11 months agoPartially hydrogenated soybean oil slowly sickened and prematurely killed generations of people because it was shelf stable, too.
minus-squareParenti_stan46@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·edit-211 months agodeleted by creator
“Red Delicious” were a triumph of labeling and marketing, much like LLMs being called “AIs” and shoving people out of work while doing shittier jobs.
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I don’t think that’s quite it. Originally they were supposed to actually be really good and really pretty - they only turned to shit as they got bred for other considerations. They got way worse than people remembered.
Shelf stable in a way where they won’t take that much worse than when they’re fresh off the tree.
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Partially hydrogenated soybean oil slowly sickened and prematurely killed generations of people because it was shelf stable, too.
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