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The day people were crying about fast food prices, for me.

It's like look, I used to shop at dollar tree for years when I was tight on money. I've found that I've been able to make meals even from what I gathered from there. Yet there are people who will fight tooth and nail to justify the pricing for a meal that'll last you seconds and bring about long-term health negatives.

Like, I don't understand all and any arguments there is for fast food. Fast food is just shit all around.

Man, people are hostile to me over this. I'm not sympathetic to you. I hope the prices go so high, you'll be forced to make substitutions in how you shop than going to these so-called "restaurants" so you can get your 3 minute fix.

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[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Fast food good for people with not enough time or energy to make meals, if you were having such a rough life as to use what I presume is a dollar store of some sort, then surely you get that? And the fact it's gotten more expensive, being the symbol of the economic strength of the post-90s Pax Americana world order, it's upsetting to see it get so expensive, as a reminder that this world order is long gone and we're firmly in times of economic hardship and sweeping populism across the west now.

[–] MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago
  1. New Orleans, Superdome, Katrina. - What went on in there, really. And within a mere day or two; truly, we are just animals wearing clothes.

  2. Being a part of my own Government’s effort to deploy it’s “flagship climate program” worth a billion+ $. Realising, it’s just tax money that’s getting fed upon by industry, with very little actual effect. Also, seeing the climate data and its undeniability in regards to imminent collapse (5-7 y) combined with our utter lack of action.

A few others as well, but two come to mind quickly.

I am soured on humans. I have no faith in our species anymore.