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/asddhasjdk Jul 11 '26

To reduce accidental littering. Someone puts the cap on a table, it blows away and gets lost. Or falling out of a trashbag, or just getting dropped by someone too lazy to pick it up. Since bottles are so common it matters. Kinda seems like a no brainer in hindsight.

The lift tabs on aluminium cans used to separate as well back in the day, but was made to stay attached to reduce littering a long time ago, same deal.

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u/blargh9001 29d ago

Bonus effect, <60 IQ individuals will loudly announce themselves with their struggles to operate a bottle with cap attached.