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Comment by msarnoff

12 hours ago

See also “Your DietBet Destroyed the World” https://laprade.blog/your-dietbet-destroyed-the-world

One of my favourite short stories, it’s always stuck with me since it was posted to HN a few years ago.

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freehorse  7 hours ago

Good thing that in our universe L-glucose seems to act as a laxative, so there is less of an incentive to mass-produce that for dieting purposes.

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