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I get like really focused on random things and I don't really know why, but here's what's been on my mind for about a week:
The fact that people who sell food products have to be so like specific about every detail of what goes into their food no matter how obvious it is. I'm saying this because there is ONE thing I read that every time I eat from the jar, I just go, "but why tho???"
And I know there's a lot of stupid motherfuckers in this world who caused stupid laws to be put into action, but riddle me this batman:
Say you bought a jar of peanuts.
What is in the jar? What could possibly be in the jar?
Maybe it's peanuts??? Or is that too far-fetched for some people to think???
BECAUSE ON THE JAR OF PEANUTS, YOU ARE LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO DISCLAIM THAT THE PRODUCT CONTAINS PEANUTS AND "MAY CONTAIN TREE NUTS" AND IT HAS BEEN ROTTING IN MY BRAIN SINCE I MADE THIS REALIZATION THAT IT IS ON THERE.
Like I understand, people want to legally cover their asses for every possible situation. And like since you already have to be so specific about what is in your food product since people have to ingest it and could get sick if they eat the wrong thing, so it makes sense to just do it on all foods.
But like it's so stupid to me like picture this:
Someone walks into a nearby Keyfood and finds a lovely jar of peanuts. They look at the allergy label, seeing if there is anything they are allergic to. Finding nothing, they smile to themself. It must be their lucky day!
They pay for the jar and make their way into their humble abode, ready to consume the delectable goods contained in the jar. They open it and take a small, round peanut and plop it into their mouth, feeling the satisfying crunch of eating it.
Suddenly, they feel panic as their throat starts to close up, their face getting puffy. Oh no, is this an allergic reaction? But they were so careful in reading what the jar of peanuts contained through the allergy warning. Could the jar of peanuts have contained the one thing they were allergic to? Could it have had... peanuts?!
LIKE YOUR ACTIVELY GRABBING A JAR OF PEANUTS FOR CONSUMPTION DO YOU REALLY NEED A WARNING THAT STATES THE FACT THAT SAID JAR OF PEANUTS CONTAINS THE NUT KNOWN AS THE PEANUT???
Like in a court of law, I feel like the judge would have to legally side with the plaintiff since it didn't like say on the label that it contains peanuts, but from a logical standpoint I don't think you should be suing the manufacturer for not putting this label on their product.
Instead, I believe YOU SHOULD BE SUING THE EDCUATION SYSTEM THAT CLEARLY FAILED YOU AS YOU HAVE LITTLE TO NO COMPREHSION SKILLS. HELL, I FEEL LIKE THEY TOOK AWAY THESE SKILLS AS MAYBE A TODDLER WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT A JAR OF PEANUTS HAVE PEANUTS IN THEM.
Thank you for coming to my TedTalk about what random thing this week has randomly been ingrained into my mind and fully captured my attention for a lot longer than it should have.