I don't have the terrifying story a lot of people have here but I can confirm every time my SO has made me go to the ER/Urgent Care, I have returned with weeks worth of painkillers and other drugs to fix the issue.

When a sample of mice were given free access to water dosed with aspartame equivalent to 15 percent of the FDA's recommended maximum daily amount for humans,

Mice are smaller than 15% the size of humans.

I left reddit because they got rid of the app I like (reddit is fun) and I absolutely can't stand their app or new.reddit.com. Simple as that.

I was a power user in several exclusive subreddits (exclusive to heavy reddit users, not like the Lounge) but none of it outweighed how much I hate the UI.

I certainly got downvoted for opinions sometimes but I wouldn't call that censorship.

Croissants. Only really good when an independent coffee shop makes someone come in at 4am to start making them. Even the industrial ones at the big chains or supermarkets are pretty meh and it's way too complex and time consuming to do myself but made right they are one of the best foods.

It's not astroturfing it's people sick of these studies where they pump ungodly amounts of aspartame into mice until they get a reaction. Aspartame doesn't do anything at the levels humans consume it, it's one of the most studied compounds in food.