An admin at my school, that I thought was a great teacher and quite intelligent, had interrogated me about eating a can of soup every day at work. How does it stay fresh? It must be loaded with preservatives! (No) Or sodium! (No, it’s canned!) so it’s in a container? (It’s canned!)
I woulda finally told her I feel sorry for her students if she doesnt understand basic facts damn
She had no concept of canning. None. She thought it was like when she puts fruit in a container at home. She said it still could go bad. I was actually sad. This woman had covid 5 times in the first couple of years. She either lost it or was never all there. And she was getting her PhD. 😔
I buy my toddler pouches of apple sauce, which are an easy on the go snack. I mentioned it to a nurse, who said she always wondered what they put in those to stop them going bad. (the answer, of course, is that they are under vacuum, just like canned food)
We need to bring back home ec! Kitchen and food safety. How to grocery shop/meal prep. A lil home and clothing repair. Tax prep and budgeting. A bit of how shit works.
If we still have science in a few decades I think we're going to discover that those multiple COVID infections caused more brain damage to the population than decades of huffing leaded gas did to Gen-X.
You know we’re in trouble when you have to explain 19th century tech to a teacher