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Cancer sucks. Bondi sucked.

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[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 9 points 1 hour ago

Well now I feel bad for the cancer.

[–] lmdnw@lemmy.world 9 points 2 hours ago

I know she’ll likely beat it, but damn if I don’t hope and wish that it kills her painfully.

[–] RustyShackleford@piefed.social 70 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Damn… I feel really bad for cancer. But she shouldn’t let it get her down… I mean, has she seen the recent Dow numbers?

[–] Paddy_NI@lemmy.world 12 points 2 hours ago

I'm so happy for her 💓

[–] volore@scribe.disroot.org 8 points 2 hours ago
[–] pubquiz@lemmy.world 8 points 2 hours ago

schadenfreude /shäd′n-froi″də/

noun

  1. Pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others
[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

should have been trump tbh

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

He needs something much quicker, like a massive stroke, or acute lead poisoning

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Pretty sure he's got both and it ain't working.

🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🎉🎊🎊🎉🎉

[–] fonix232@fedia.io 19 points 4 hours ago

what are the chances of this being untrue and just a grasp at sympathy attention to keep herself relevant?

[–] MBech@feddit.dk 35 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

So bad shit does happen to horrible people? That's a first.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 1 hour ago

Unfortunately only after they've committed unfathomable atrocities.

[–] kibblebits@quokk.au 31 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Is it the kind of cancer that kills or the kind that gets her speaking gigs?

Edit: thyroid cancer. Expect her to announce tour dates.

[–] Montagge@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 hours ago

Damn shame she won't get the typucal American healthcare experience. Are you even a real American if you haven't divorced your spouse to prevent losing the house to medical debt?

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 20 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 13 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

I really think we're gonna see a lot of cancer from this group (especially for the women) and it's gonna be because of some weird anti-aging treatment.

Like with all the peptides, semiglutides, and other shit that isn't being regulated at all...

There's a pretty good chance there's some treatment that's supposed to encourage cell divisions to fight the effects of aging, and it's gonna cause cancer.

Pre-emptive edit:

I checked first,

https://www.sciencealert.com/popular-anti-aging-supplement-may-fuel-cancer-growth-heres-why

Polyamines.

I'd bet money they're all on polyamines.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I think you're right. The eagerness of people to ingest the latest unregulated fad of the moment never ceases to amaze me. I know people who are popping tons of peptide shit, and it's 'fine' because "it's all amino acids". Strong "it's got electrolytes!" Idiocracy vibes.

The problem is, people take these unregulated supplements and then "feel amazing". Their energy and focus levels increase. But they don't think about the side effects.

You know how I got my energy and focus levels up? By cutting back on processed food and sugars, drinking more water, focusing on my gut health, exercising a bit more, and finding ways of reducing stress levels. Not easy, but it works. And no snake oil supplements (or their side effects) required.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I know people who are popping tons of peptide shit, and it’s ‘fine’ because “it’s all amino acids”.

"Peptide" is just such a general term, like insulin is a fucking peptide, lots of things are peptides

A lot of what people are taking, are legit roids, even if they are also peptides.

The problem is, people take these unregulated supplements and then “feel amazing”. Their energy and focus levels increase. But they don’t think about the side effects.

Yep, crack makes you feel amazing too, feeling amazing is honestly usually a bad thing.

no snake oil supplements

Bro...

The dangerous part about this shit is it's not snake oil. Snake oil was largely inert, they might be cocaine or morphine in it, but it was in everything back then.

People are taking serious drugs that do serious things, with no medical professionals involved, their just ordering this shit off the Internet on their own

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Yeah, I mean 'snake oil' as a term for bullshit/fake. But fair point about his this shit is a lot not dangerous than real snake oil.

[–] geekwithsoul@piefed.social 6 points 3 hours ago

I'm usually all about "Fuck Cancer!" but I think in this case it can have Bondi …as a treat.

[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago

No reason to trust anything said by a liar. Just another lie, zero sympathy for Nazis

[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 hours ago

Maybe a vaccine would help if we put more money into finding how to cure it rather than decimating all the wokes. Oh well.

[–] droniecarp@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 hours ago

LOL 😂😂😂

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 2 points 2 hours ago

See?! Even her own body hates her.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago
[–] devolution@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

Cancer hasn't worked fast enough.

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Oh now the bitch got cancer. Yea ok

[–] Lydon_Feen@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Yay for cancer?!

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

Hope she wasn't banking on using her looks to further her career any more, cancer treatments age the fuck out of people.