I will stop using YouTube completely before I ever give them a dime. If they want people to pay then they should try providing a service worth paying for.
Gamers: We don’t want this.
Devs: It’s not for you.
Oh, my bad. Who’s it for then? The invisible demographic? The mythical “modern audience” that only exists in PowerPoint slides?
BREAKING: President Trump announces steps to ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes.
"People live in homes, not corporations." - President Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸
Modern history teaches that the Crusades were unprovoked colonial aggression. This is false; it's historical revisionism by lunatics and left-wingers.
By 1095 AD, Islamic armies had conquered two-thirds of the Christian world (including Egypt, Syria, and Iberia) and were slaughtering pilgrims in Jerusalem.
The Byzantine Emperor begged the Pope for help.
Pope Urban II called for a defensive war, a Holy War, a Just War.
It was a war of re-conquest of invaded Christian lands by an army that viewed Christians as inferiors.
When the knights shouted "Deus Vult" (God Wills It), they marched into the desert to save their oppressed brothers and sisters in Christ and restore their liberty
Rapeseed oil started out as an industrial lubricant for steam engines in WW2.
It worked well because:
- Stayed liquid in cold temperatures
- Didn't break down easily under heat
- Created smooth mechanical operation
World War II: Massive demand for rapeseed oil in naval machinery. Canada grows millions of acres specifically for industrial lubricant production.
1945: War ends. Massive rapeseed surplus. No longer needed for ships.
Problem: What do we do with millions of gallons of industrial lubricant?
Someone has a brilliant idea: "What if we just tell people to eat it?"
Problem: Rapeseed oil contains 50% erucic acid, which is toxic to humans. Causes heart damage in animal studies.
Solution: Selective breeding to create low-erucic-acid varieties. "Canola" = "Canadian Oil, Low Acid"
1970s: Launch massive marketing campaign. Rapeseed sounds industrial. Call it "Canola" instead. Sounds friendly. Natural. Wholesome.
"Heart healthy!" "Better than butter!" "Low in saturated fat!"
Within 20 years, Canola oil is in everything.
What they don't mention:
- Still requires chemical extraction using hexane
- Still highly refined using heat and chemicals
- Still oxidises rapidly when heated
- Still high in omega-6 inflammatory fatty acids
You're eating steam engine lubricant that was rebranded as food after the war ended and they needed something to do with the surplus.
Next time you see "heart healthy Canola oil," remember:
- You're buying industrial lubricant with better marketing.
- Your great-grandmother cooked with butter and tallow from her local farm.
- You cook with chemical-extracted, heat-damaged, petroleum-processed machinery oil from industrial agriculture.
Progress.