Not being familiar with all things oil and gas would be pretty common for people not living in areas where it is processed or compressed. It’s much like a Linux enthusiast being upset at Windows and Mac users not realizing there are other OSs for computers. Might not be in their realm of thought.
Natural has been a wonderfully misleading marketing term for food products too. There’s no regulations in the US on what one calls “natural” ingredients. Most people mistake it for being like organic just as intended. Natural just sounds good. Unfortunately radioactive material can be natural too.
You got me there, I am indeed from Alberta, Canada. Do people really not have any idea where the fuel they use every day comes from? Maybe I’m just more curious than others, I guess.
To be clear, I don’t disagree with changing the term to something less misleading. Just surprised is all.
totallynotarobot@lemmy.world 1 year ago
“Organic” is just as much of a bullshit buzzword as “natural”.
rikudou@lemmings.world 1 year ago
But it’s least well defined, so you can rely on it always meaning the same thing, which is IMO the most important thing.
totallynotarobot@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s true, I am always grateful to know whether or not my food is carbon-based.
All the other claims are fluffy af, and it doesn’t mean what most consumers think it means, which is arguably more important when it’s a marketing term more so than anything else.
rikudou@lemmings.world 1 year ago
Being intentionally obtuse doesn’t make people be on your side.