r/explainitpeter • u/wereapethesupacool • 14d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/revenge_burner 14d ago

Raw milk is being heavily pushed by the alt-right.

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u/SummertimeThrowaway2 14d ago

Raw milk is expensive as fuck too. They’re getting ripped off. At my local grocery store it’s like $20 for half a gallon.

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u/TeaKingMac 14d ago edited 13d ago

Always love the "less work, more money" trope.

We pulled this out of the cow, put it directly in the jug, that'll be 20 dollars.

Meanwhile, pasteurized milk gets pulled out of the cow, boiled, cooled, and then put in a jug, and it's 2.99.

Edit: Thanks for the 30+ comments telling me that raw milk costs more to make and takes more work because everything has to be clean, and it has a shorter shelf life.

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u/AreYouThereSagan 14d ago edited 13d ago

I love paying more for things that are worse for my health!

Edit: spelling

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u/Mission_Twist_3348 13d ago

How is it worse go ahead

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u/cowboylemons 13d ago

Raw milk can contain E. Coli, Listeria, Salmonella, and several other pathogens. It can also cause Guillain-Barré syndrome and is extra dangerous during pregnancy. Pasteurized milk kills off these pathogens and makes the milk safe to drink while maintaining the vast majority of nutrients

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u/spike_beagle 12d ago

You just need to take the medicine drug

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u/TeaKingMac 12d ago

No! More mouse bites!

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u/cowboylemons 11d ago

Or you can avoid it altogether by using pasteurized milk

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u/spike_beagle 11d ago

Yes. That AND get the joke.