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minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·2 days agoThere’s an urban myth that white lighters are bad luck. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/white-lighter-marijuana-legend-myth-folklore-superstition
minus-squareotacon239@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 days agoIsn’t luck a myth to begin with? This is like saying knocking on wood is a myth. That’s inherent to all superstition.
minus-squarezout@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down5·2 days agoLuck definitely exists, but actions like knocking on wood or not using white lighters don’t influence it.
minus-squareJesusChristLover420@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoHaving white skin increases your luck. People will just seem to treat you a little bit better, and opportunities will come your way with less effort. That’s because people are racist.
minus-squarevaultdweller013@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoThen the fucken universe is downright racist against my pale ass, because my luck when it comes to non social elements is right shit. Also I am well into the unhealthy paleness level so folks just kinda avoid me which is nice.
minus-squareslothrop@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 days agoThanks! Cool article; I posted it here: How White Lighters Got Such a Bad Rap
minus-squareBanMe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoInteresting, it was yellow lighters in my neck of the woods, so I always got yellow lighters as people were way less likely to steal them.
There’s an urban myth that white lighters are bad luck.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/white-lighter-marijuana-legend-myth-folklore-superstition
Isn’t luck a myth to begin with? This is like saying knocking on wood is a myth. That’s inherent to all superstition.
Luck definitely exists, but actions like knocking on wood or not using white lighters don’t influence it.
Having white skin increases your luck. People will just seem to treat you a little bit better, and opportunities will come your way with less effort. That’s because people are racist.
Then the fucken universe is downright racist against my pale ass, because my luck when it comes to non social elements is right shit.
Also I am well into the unhealthy paleness level so folks just kinda avoid me which is nice.
Thanks!
Cool article; I posted it here:
How White Lighters Got Such a Bad Rap
Interesting, it was yellow lighters in my neck of the woods, so I always got yellow lighters as people were way less likely to steal them.