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Honestly I do wonder if anyone who reads shit like this is actually convinced and tries it
We have extensive data on this.
I knew a guy in high school that would do self destructive stunts for attention.
I saw him eat silica gel on several occasions. I’m sure it’s not good for you but it’s not like he died or anything.
The main warning is because it's commonly shipped with food, and even though it's not toxic, it's certainly not edible. So it's to stop people from eating it.
Yeah, I did some googling after I commented and apparently amorphous silica gel is actually a safe food additive according to the FDA
Most advertising works about 15% of the time.
Eventually in that industry you come to the realization that 15% of the population is just extremely suggestible.
And of that 15% there's people who ate TidePods because of TikTok.
So yes, if this was shown widely enough at least one person would eat a packet.
Yeah, but statistics are made up 73% of the time in online forums.
The temptation is strong I'm relying on a description of what happens when a peraon does this and how dangerous it is Dont do it its bad but... 😱 I wanna I wanna I wanna I wanna
Silica gel is inert. It's not harmful, but the packets are a choking hazard. It's basically glass.
That's probably not how you escape the simulation.
Oh Well if its safe th3n its worth a shot righ...