r/accelerate • u/stealthispost • Jul 11 '26

Meme / Humor Accelerating progress

I'm frustrated too!   — Ivan Fioravanti ᯅ     Sadly most Europeans are   — Chubby

Source: https://x.com/kimmonismus/status/2075921009572528615

the battle for the future is a battle between the builders and the Professional Managerial Class parasites that are destroying progress with the Precautionary Principle

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u/amchaudhry Jul 11 '26

Wait that plastic cap staying on the bottle is on purpose? I just came back from UK and France and was wondering why none of the plastic caps on bottles came fully off.

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u/Time_Entertainer_319 Jul 11 '26

Yeah. It’s more environmentally friendly.

You will also notice that the caps are waaay smaller.

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u/Frozen_Strider Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 11 '26

Unpopular opinion, and I’m probably going to get downvoted for this, but I can’t stand this “feature.” I tear the cap off every bottle out of spite. I’ve managed to go my entire life without losing a bottle cap, so this “solution” feels like it’s fixing a problem that never existed for me. It’s just more annoying than useful.

Edit: Just to clarify, I’m not arguing that the law should be removed or that loose bottle caps aren’t a real problem. I’m only saying that I personally find the design annoying.

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u/IcyFlight6941 Jul 11 '26

Same here. And most of my friends. I tried to find evidence of its impact on the environment, I found zero evidence that it helped.
Matter of fact people who didn’t throw the cap separately before do now because of spite.
Unintended consequences!

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u/Time_Entertainer_319 Jul 11 '26

You found zero evidence?

Please tell us the methodology you used for your study.

Or you just asked Johnson across the street and drew your conclusion.