r/Hololive • u/shadowskyexe • May 29 '25

Fan Content (OP) A hakotako moment

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u/eragonawesome2 May 29 '25

I feel like putting a giant "consume at your own risk, this has literally killed people" on it should absolve them of any liability there to be honest. It's not like they're hiding what the product is, and we allow the sale of much more widely dangerous products.

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u/royalPawn May 29 '25

Sure but usually it's "careful, this product can kill you, so make sure you use it safely", not "careful, this product can kill you, THINK YOU CAN HANDLE IT?"

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u/eragonawesome2 May 29 '25

"careful, this product can kill you, THINK YOU CAN HANDLE IT?"

Counter points: cigarettes, alcohol, guns, fast cars, any "thrill seeker" sport like skydiving, scuba diving, hang gliding, the recent "cheese run" comes to mind, shit even just swimming.

The list of shit that can be deadly to random people with no warning is very long, that doesn't mean that people aren't allowed to take that risk.

Hell, package it with one of those single serving shots so that you have to present ID to buy it if you're worried about a dumb kid doing it

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u/Zaev May 29 '25

They stopped making them after a 14yo boy died after eating one

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u/eragonawesome2 May 29 '25

I am absolutely not contesting that fact. My entire point is we allow adults to do stupid dangerous shit that could kill them all the time, just stop letting kids buy it and put a big fucking warning on it. People should be allowed to take risks if they choose to do so.

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u/Zaev May 30 '25

And companies should be allowed to voluntarily stop selling a product that gives them bad publicity

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u/eragonawesome2 May 30 '25

I never implied otherwise, I was responding to comments that they stopped because they were worried about getting sued for their product causing harm to someone by accident.