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60k kids have avoided peanut allergies due to 2015 advice, study finds

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349 points zdw | 1 comments | 21 Oct 25 03:53 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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hinkley ◴[22 Oct 25 04:34 UTC] No.45664908[source]▶
I think I’ve heard three different comedians make a joke out of this saying if we just gave all the kids peanut butter the problem would eventually take care of itself.

But it’s not actually a joke.

I guess that’s the weird thing about jokes. They often get very close to something that is true but they come at it sideways, so it’s funny instead.

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slipnslider ◴[22 Oct 25 18:48 UTC] No.45673467[source]▶
Freud said we laugh at things that are true
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1. hinkley ◴[22 Oct 25 19:03 UTC] No.45673654[source]▶
I believe he meant that people make jokes to cover/approach things they actually feel or fear. I recall when I first heard this that all of a sudden my friends were struggling with more things than they let on. She’s always joking about money. He’s always joking about his sexuality… uh oh.