Much is said about lead and crime rates, I’m wondering about the more mundane things.
Gen X here. There has been huge shift in office culture, and the generational shift from boomers out of it has led to a completely different experience, with the biggest shift being in the decrease in overt misogyny and outbursts of anger. Most of my worst bosses were from this generation, including one individual that would literally start screaming and hitting the wall when something went wrong.
Their generation is marked by a lack of impulse control and a deep inner rage that can often be triggered by trivial inconveniences. They also seem to have a vindictiveness to them that I never really understood, holding grudges far past their expiration date. This is in significant contrast to their parents’ generation, which, for all its problems, always seemed to treat us Gen X folks kindly.
Their generation is marked by a lack of impulse control and a deep inner rage that can often be triggered by trivial inconveniences. They also seem to have a vindictiveness to them that I never really understood, holding grudges far past their expiration date.
oh shit i might be a boomer
Either that or you need to stop drinking gasoline…
Something something wrong week something something sniffing glue
You clearly haven’t worked with incels then. I noticed the computer age has brought this back in the newer generation among a certain type. I don’t blame the water or air. I blame the echo chambers.
I’m still convinced most boomers are still contaminated. They still own a lot of stuff filled with lead or were too stubborn to give it up. I’m purposefully breaking my parent’s corningwear when I visit because they are too fucking stubborn to stop using it.
You can almost tell the difference between someone with high lifetime lead exposure and someone without. It’s sad and frustrating.
Can you reference a source that shows Corningware contains or leaches lead?
Different brand but apparently it is a thing that was done previously: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/05/30/corelle-responds-to-viral-post-about-its-vintage-dishware-lead-exposure/
I found very few news stories, mostly just people discussing the topic.
It seems this person has personally detected the presence of lead in older corningware: https://tamararubin.com/2019/03/how-much-lead-is-in-my-vintage-corning-casserole-here-are-pictures-of-each-one-i-have-tested-with-links-to-the-post-with-test-results/
That blogger claims everything contains lead. It’s her m.o. Don’t believe everything you read on the internet.
From my reading on the subject, vintage corningware baking dishes have high levels lead in the glazes used for the colored patterning. They seem to consistently test negative for lead on the white surfaces used for cooking.
Lead can get into your food as those colored patterns wear off, and the dishes get washed. It is a danger, but corningware isn’t directly marinating your food with lead.
Lead is still in many kitchen products. Its mainly in paints and colored glazes, and other coatings. Though corningware is bad, there are many other sources of lead in many other parts of the kitchen.
I’m extremely skeptical corningware contains lead which can come off… it’s sealed, ultra hard ceramic. that’s not how people have historically gotten lead contamination. there’s probably more lead in the soil in their front yard than in every piece of corningware in the house…
please don’t destroy these, just donate them to a thrift shop so sensible folks can use them as intended. many of those vintage ceramics are collectibles, more importantly they are infinity reusable.
Corning Ware doesn’t contain lead.
corningware does contain lead in the glazes used for the colored patterns on the sides.
Do you have a citation for this that doesn’t lead back to “lead safe mama”?
That’s who I found when trying to learn things. Are her reported test results inaccurate?
Honestly it’s a toss up comparing old stuff to modern glazes. It’s all contaminated.
I’m not THAT old but have worked for long enough to remember smoking offices. Like, people smoking at their desks.
I’ve surely experienced a decline in aggression in my workplaces over my career but think it has more to do with getting better jobs over time. An office is different from a flea market, restaurant, or retail.
I guess our shop didn’t ban smoking indoors until around 2009.
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Not when you consider the extremely high impact of lead poisoning.
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It’s a question on Lemmy, not a rigorous scientific study.
They have a point though. You could make the same argument that office culture is better once computers became ubiquitous during this exact same time period.
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Which is also a fun thought exercise!
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No, I noticed the anger grew as computers were introduced.
The city just replaced my lead water lines.
We’ve been drinking straight out of the tap for about 5 years.
No change in my temperament, anger, mood I guess.
Watch the TV series “Mad Men”, it was like this for real…
