Example: There was a time when people didn’t salt their food

  • HiddenLayer555@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    4 hours ago

    The water trap that’s in your toilet and sinks.

    The only thing stopping your home from smelling like a sewer is a bit of water strategically placed.

    Reminder that if you have a sink you don’t use, it’s best to run the tap for a few seconds every month to keep that water trap filled.

  • ProfessorOwl_PhD [any]@hexbear.net
    2·
    19 hours ago

    As a Brit: the NHS. I can, and have always been able to, just call an ambulance in response to almost any medical emergency. I can walk into a minor injury unit with any minor injury and get it sorted. I can just call my GP to ask about things and book an appointment to get them seen in person. The only upfront cost I’ve ever had to worry about was the fixed price of prescriptions, and I only get charged for them if I earn enough. Earning minimum wage, the taxes that pay for it total about £150 a year.

    Even with all of the attacks and defunding over the years it’s so thoroughly ingrained in the public consciousness that the government can’t actually get rid of it.

    • Flyberius [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      1·
      17 hours ago

      I’d say they are doing a pretty good job of dismantling and privatising it under our noses. When I was a kid I got my teeth fixed with braces for free. Can’t do that anymore. Can’t even go to the dentist for a checkup without paying for it now. I’m sure people have other examples if they want to chime in

  • Mothra@mander.xyz
    3·
    21 hours ago

    I’m with the infrastructure answer too. It really is too broad but in short, anything that kinda stumps you on your tracks once it fails. Just now for some reason I no longer have hot water, very annoying.

  • Kwakigra@beehaw.org
    1·
    20 hours ago

    Empiricism. We need to acknowledge that not everyone considers evidence when determining truth and encourage it way more than we do.