Got permanently banned from a local Facebook group for calling out a fake recipe

Used to just scroll past bad baking tips in the "Moms Who Cook" page for my town, but last week I finally snapped when someone shared a "5-minute sourdough" method that's chemically impossible. I commented saying the dough needs at least 8 hours to ferment or it's just bread with vinegar, and the admin messaged me saying I was "bringing negativity to the community." Has anyone else been booted from a group just for stating basic facts about their craft?

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taylor_flores13d ago

Wait @kevin_carr aren't you the one who called me out for overproofing my first loaf? You were right lol.

tessa39414d ago

Start getting used to it honestly because this is happening EVERYWHERE now. People have gotten SO defensive about their bad advice that basic facts are treated like personal attacks. It's the same reason why my neighbor insists her "hack" of using dish soap to wash her car is fine even though it strips the wax, she just doesn't want to admit she's wrong. Social media groups have turned into giant echo chambers where nobody is allowed to say "hey that's not how things work" without being called negative. Really makes you wonder how many people are out there making terrible sourdough right now thinking they're geniuses.

kevin_carr14d ago

Fourteen jars of "discard" in my cousin's fridge right now because she watched a viral video and now thinks she runs a bakery. @tessa394 I think your neighbor and my cousin should start a support group for people who can't handle being wrong about kitchen chemistry. It's funny how someone will fight you for an hour about how their bread is fine, then you take one bite and it tastes like a wet sock. Social media gave everyone a megaphone but skipped the part where they had to know what they're talking about first.