Adam Ruins Everything - The Truth About the McDonald's Coffee Lawsuit

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Recommends djsumdog · 2017-11 · on “Tesla Is a 'Hotbed for Racist Behavior,' Worker Claims in Suit”

The McDonald's case was most likely intentional though. They're a big company and most likely pushed the media that direction as damage control. There's a good Adam Ruins Everything video on it: [this video]

Recommends SlowBro · 2018-03 · on “Decoding the Design History of Your Coffee Cup Lid”

They mentioned the coffee lawsuit. I heard about that one many times while working at Dunkin Donuts some 22 years ago. The customers were always (jokingly) threatening to burn themselves and sue the company for millions. I thought that lady was greedy until learning the truth much later. An Adam Ruins Everything clip explains: [this video]

Recommends ttfkam · 2023-09 · on “Woman sues McDonald's after she's burned by hot coffee, echoing 1994 case”

> I read it far enough Clearly not since the crux of both lawsuits has nothing to do with the build quality of cups or lids. Entertaining overview: [this video] Lawyer's examination: [LINK] Whichever you prefer. Did you know the woman who sued so many years ago just wanted her burn injuries paid for, not a multi-million dollar payout? The coffee is brewed at such a high temperature, it could not be consumed when delivered to the customer. It was a known issue for many years with repeated (broken) promises to fix it. Rather than immediate consumption, the high temperature was targeted for folks to buy it, put it in a cup holder, drive to work, and then drink it upon arrival, by which time it would

Cites tajen · 2017-04 · on “Uber finds one allegedly stolen Waymo file on an employee’s personal device”

I'm happy some people still think like you. The respect for trials was lost at one point in recent history (and I don't know whether the million-dollar coffee and counter-argument explains it [1]), but the theory of justice is that the judge determines what is fair. I'm especially disgusted that so many men lose their jobs upon women's accusations: Without a judge, I can't verify that said men were guilty or just that a woman leveraged the system. And this happens with many other types of suspicion. [1] [this video]

Cites djsumdog · 2017-06 · on “Instacart Tries to Hang on to Whole Foods as Amazon Swoops In”

I too stopped shopping at Amazon a little over a year ago after returning to the US. I stopped shopping at Wal-Mart in 2009 and simply see Amazon as the new Wal-Mart. But you and I and everyone else who decides not the shop there; we don't make a dent. You cannot vote with your dollars. There are still way too many people who don't care or who follow the advertising. It's the reason why Uber will be around for decades. Public Relations/Propaganda/Marketing is amazing. McDonalds convinced millions of Americans the girl who sued for spilling coffee on herself had fought and won a frivolous lawsuit when the reality was far from the truth: [this video]

Cites djsumdog · 2018-01 · on “Burger King Has an Opinion on Net Neutrality”

Special interest groups already dictate policy. There have been actual studies on that, and I did a video on one of them a while back: [LINK] I'm currently working on a post called "You can't vote with your purchases" which is something I feel a lot of libertarians and capitalists spew out. Don't like Wal-Mart? Don't shop there. The trouble is you really can't. Edward Bernays and Anna Freud really changed the game when they started teaching companies how to market to people emotionally to draw them in. I know tons of people, myself included, who don't shop at Wal-Mart, but it doesn't make a dent. Wal-Mart can still manipulate millions of people with their extensive ad campaigns, and most peo