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After seeing Snow White tricked into eating a beautiful poison apple, you would think that we would have learned our lesson about avoiding enticing toxins. But unfortunately, many of us are guilty of indulging in things that look or feel great at first that just can’t be healthy in the long run.

One curious Reddit user recently posed the question, “What’s a modern day poison people willingly ingest?” And readers had plenty to say. From nicotine to social media, we’ve gathered some of the most spot-on responses below, so be sure to upvote the toxic things you’d like to have less of in your life. And regardless of what others try to tell you, remember that there’s never any obligation to partake in these poisons. Take care of yourselves, pandas!

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People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Social Media

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Christian Nationalism

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Idolizing celebrities

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Misinformation/disinformation/propoganda/agitprop...

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Misinformation has always been so rife that probably about 90% of what you think you know about the middle ages is entirely backwards, for instance. (People lived way longer in 1300 than in 1920, for instance; and women ruled empires under their own authority.)

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) TikTok

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Microplastics

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t think people are « willingly ingesting » those, they’re just hard to avoid nowadays

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) that high fructose corn syrup

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beyond the health and environmental concerns, it just tastes bad. Really. Where I live it is not commonly used, and today I threw out 2/3 of a drink that contained HFCS because it was undrinkably sweet (it was an import I didn't realise contained it until I tasted). You don't realise how bad it is until you have a chance to taste how good sweet things are without it.

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Existential dread from running on a capitalistic hamster wheel 40+ hours a week

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Botox..Botulinum toxin, one of the most poisonous biological substances known

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The picture is of Jocelyn Wildenstein and cosmetic surgery and denial caused her problems not Botox, although I agree Botox is extremely poisonous.

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Work 5-6 days a week and having no life

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    many work 6-7 days a week and have no home. our system as it currently operates is simply not sustainable.

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Facebook

    Edit: Facebook, Instagram, etc. Any social media where you're comparing your life against other people's lives

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People who film concerts and don't just watch it are the same people who compere their lives to others

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) I’m gonna say Vaping. I knocked it on the head as my New Year’s resolution. First time I’ve been completely nicotine free, and still going strong, but I genuinely felt like I was about to cough my lungs up about 90% of the time vaping. If I have to be honest, I don’t miss either, but I started vaping to stop smoking. I hate seeing young kids and teens do it- ones who wouldn’t have even considered smoking.

    EDIT: I’m talking disposable vapes, should’ve clarified that beforehand.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work in a high school...this is a HUGE problem for our youth.

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Energy drinks

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have heard of athletes who fill the bottles with water to keep the sponsors happy... Tells you everything you need to know about drinking them for sports.

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Outrage. It’s straight up poison to your mental health, but we thrive on it, yearn for it. Places like Tik-tok, twitter, and r/PublicFreakout pass it out like dealers for little more than some attention—poisoning people to feel popular. Worse, it’s useful to those in control, so there’s no escaping it. Political parties and activists need you outraged, one-tracked, immune to real empathy, and motivated to solidify their power, so here we are.

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) An excess of almost anything (overly) processed. Most people consume too much meat, too much sugar, too much salt, too much saturated fat, too much caffeine, too many nitrates/nitrites, etc etc. I try to eat relatively healthy but even I definitely consume too much sugar and too much caffeine. It's so hard to stop once you're used to it, modern processed foods are pretty addictive and it's scary.

    Edit: I'm aware that not all types of processing are inherently bad. This is not a scientific forum, it's an AskReddit thread and I'm sure most people know exactly which kind of processing I mean by that.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don’t forget the (proven) cancer causing nitrates in so many processed meats. Bacon, ham, hot dogs, etc.

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Those shorts videos that now are almost in every platform, if you have problems with focus and getting s**t done then you know that if you keep watching them you might end up in the next day without even realizing you haven't done anything yet

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Fox, Newsmax, OANN.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not sure why people commenting CNN, MSNBC, ect are getting down voted. ALL mainstream news media are paid off by corporations to help or hide different stories, all push an agenda based on their political leanings, and care more about money than news. At this point it isn't conspiracy because it's completely out in the open. Down vote me too if you want, but I think it's worth examining all news outlets to better understand the ways they work to control and manipulate us.

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Conspiracy theories

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some are true. Epstein didn’t kill himself, there’s no way Lee Harvey Oswald worked alone, etc

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Personally I’m horrendously addicted to nicotine and it’s probably killing me.

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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, I have given up cigarettes but I now have COPD, which is my fault.

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Processed sugars

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can anyone give any advice on curbing/beating sugar addiction? I don’t drink sweet drinks but I’m seriously addicted to sweets and chocolate. TIA

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Soda. I used to drink it a lot. I had terrible health issues and sleep issues. I cut it all out. Been maybe 2 years without it. I feel better, I'm sick less, I sleep better, and I function better overall. Just replace it with water. If you live in the western world you most likely have clean drinking water being pumped to your house.

    I don't believe on banning something because I don't like it, but I do think that s**t is poison. It's also super addictive. The first couple weeks I cut soda out was rough. Then we give this to kids and it screws up their systems.

    Edit: I've never had a comment get this kind of attention. Quickly going through the replies I want to say congratulations to everyone who kicked the habit or other ones like smoking. Second there are absolutely people not affected by it. If you drink it in moderation it's not too bad. I admit I was really bad with it.

    My main concern with it is that there's nothing good about coke or Pepsi. It's just sugar, caffeine, and addictive ingredients. That's why I use the term poison. It only has negative effects with it. Now that being said if you enjoy soda than go for it. It's your life. If you can do it in moderation even better. The thing is we market it so hard to kids and many parents just let them overindulge. Again not all but a good chunk. My parents let me have way too much.

    Also all my stuff is anecdotal. I'm not a doctor but every doctor I had when I was younger would tell me I need to stop drinking it. I would tell them I would and then not because I was young. It caught up to me though. If you're young now and pounding back several cans a day then it's probably going to hurt you too. I'm not a spring chicken anymore and every one of my friends who was like me was in the same boat with the health issues. If you can keep it in moderation then great, but watch how much you drink.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That one is true. The combination of liquid sugar (often high fructose), caffeine and phosphorus acid is detrimental to your health. Empty calories that cause blood sugar spikes, insulin desensitization, fatty liver, obesity, tooth decay, attention deficits and a host of other problems. Source: I'm an actual MD

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Negativity.

    No, not being angry or sad for legit reasons, but just choosing to look at everything in a negative light.

    This is coming from an optimist so take this with a grain of salt.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm what most people would describe as an optimist and the constant negativity of others is killing me. I Dont want to spend ym life thinking about how s**t everything is, I want to talk about that time I saw a woodpecker in the woods, or how cute my friend's cat is.

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Those talking videos with like 3 things happening on the screen simultaneously.

    Social media is already absolutely atrocious for attention span, using that many distractions on a 30s clip just exponentially enhances that problem.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I recently introduced my daughter(5) to “YouTube Kids”. There are some really good aspects to this, she has learned so much already. BUT I have noticed a real decrease in her attention span when watching any other format. The ability to just skip/scan for other content the moment there is a lull in a video is a small but significant side effect. Films have become really difficult to watch all of a sudden… I can’t imagine what short format would do to her! 😬 (I am aware I sound like an old bastard saying “back in my day!” But honestly it’s a real problem)

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) In the US, Red 40. Banned in several countries and restricted in many others. When kids get a "sugar rush," a lot of the time it is just the effect of red dye 40.

    It has been linked to aggression and mental disorders like attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) in children. A review of 34 studies estimated that 8% of children with ADHD living in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada may have behavioral symptoms related to synthetic food colors. Studies in children with ADHD have demonstrated that restricting synthetic food dyes from the diet led to significant improvements in symptoms.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's banned in the UK, as one of the Southampton six. Xenon is right, but we are also seeing lots of natural alternatives now.

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) 24 hour news cycle.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you watched it 24 hours straight, that would be toxic. However, not all of us have 9-to-5 jobs, so having the opportunity to watch when convenient for you is not toxic. Also, fake news is toxic regardless of the time of day.

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) extremely harsh and self-hating words.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    please be easier on yourselves & others. we are all being manipulated beyond belief to think the faults lie within ourselves. you are perfect as you are!

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Attention

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO ME AND VALIDATE ME! *jumps up and down waving both arms*

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Sitting lol

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    People Are Sharing "Modern-Day Poisons" That Are Normalized Now But Will Probably Be Seen As Dangerous In The Future (30 Answers) Smart phones

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah, they're useful. The problems with them relate to the social media apps on them, which others on this channel have commented on. I suggest you just uninstall the social media apps. The smartphone itself is useful. For example, I really appreciate the GPS apps because I can avoid traffic and reduce my carbon footprint by not unnecessarily sitting in stationary traffic.

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