I went on Facebook (I know I know I know) and they are selling tinfoil hats.

[drsbaitso@infosec.exchange]

@futurebird It's hard to argue with that "alt"-right price! Is there a final "gift" if you order 14 of them?

[heathen_cat@furs.social]

@futurebird
Sadly, between COVID and aging, there's probably going to be a wave of scam products in the future for brain fog. Nutropics, supplements, silver embedded clothing, just like copper was the woo-woo for arthritis.

[oldclumsy_nowmad@mastodon.social]

@futurebird

Thanks! Enjoyable info!

p.s. I looked up IEEE-299. It's a test method standard, not a standard on how well this hat protects you from Larry Ellison or ICE. Too bad!

[feorlen@appdot.net]

@futurebird @digitalsnow some years back I had need of RF shielding material for a project. I found a reseller online who had the products I wanted and the technical information that indicated they knew what they were talking about. (I forget who.)

They _also_ carried underwear, wallpaper, and other literal “tinfoil hat” type products.

I thanked them for having what I needed and casually commented on the others.

“People buy them, so we stock them.”

[futurebird@sauropods.win]

@oldclumsy_nowmad

"well this hat protects you from Larry Ellison"

... is there a hat for that? I could... IDK I'm curious.

[koushiniku@hachyderm.io]

@futurebird @serverlessaoife I’d expect the baseball/trucker hat to have dog whistle pricing before the beanie.

[oldclumsy_nowmad@mastodon.social]

@futurebird

I wish!

[sollat@masto.ai]

@futurebird
I logged in to Facebook this morning after the longest break yet (many months or maybe a year). At first it was nice to see what people were doing, but eventually it became a solid stream of targeting me with bs. Useless.

[scofisticated@socel.net]

@futurebird Sad that ppl would sell like that. Sad that some might fall for it.

Also, as a hat fan, they dont need the tin foil gimmick. It would be a perfectly good looking beanie without.

[airikr@mst-gts.airikr.me]

@futurebird Seriously?! Are people that gullible? Oh, wait, Facebook. Makes more sense now.

[futurebird@sauropods.win]

@Scofisticated

Yeah, the design isn't that bad. But I think you can find one on aliexpress for $6 without the pseudo science liner.

Or often hats are on offer as handmade goods since they aren't that hard to make. (I am to lazy however. I would like to buy a hat ready to go.)

[lunaphied@provably.online]

@futurebird the latter or they literally don't care

[thebreadmonkey@beige.party]

@futurebird

As we say in England - they must be Havn a laugh...

The reviews are quite something. Trying to summon the energy to look up the 'Clinician Reviewed' quacks.... Probably low energy because of the signals. Maybe I need a hat.

WaveStopper™ Lightweight Beanie | EMF Radiation-Proof Clothing | HAVN

Wireless radiation-blocking beanie 99% wireless radiation blocked Soft Knit Lightweight Beanie Hat, with a Silver Inner Lining Tested & certified in military-grade labs

HAVN (havnwear.com)

[futurebird@sauropods.win]

The real "wavestopper" that will protect your brain is a robust ad blocker, and get off of facebook.

If I say that ads give out brainrot waves would people be more excited about this?

[kookie@toot.cat]

@futurebird wow this seems cruel

[mlrife@mastodon.social]

@futurebird Sure, but does it protect from chemtrails? /s

When I see things like this I'm reminded that having actual ethics & morals is why I continue to be (relatively) poor.

[futurebird@sauropods.win]

@mlrife

*podering the morality of selling MAGA hats with such a lining*

no no no... even so, I don't think I could sleep.

[mlrife@mastodon.social]

@sudaksis @futurebird Remember when Mike Pillowguy was selling pillows for $14.88? Purely coincidence.

[realtegan@wandering.shop]

@futurebird
I haven't spent any significant time on Facebook in years, and even before then, my adblocking software tended to remove the worst of the crap. So... yeah.

[srlevine@neuromatch.social]

@sollat @futurebird If you use it on the computer and not an app there is a firefox extension that will block ads and everything you don't actually follow called "social fixer"