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My point is that the state of not even knowing how to cook and expecting to eat cheaply at a restaurant every night -- at every point in history besides the las

by rland 5y ago

My point is that the state of not even knowing how to cook and expecting to eat cheaply at a restaurant every night -- at every point in history besides the last 20 years or so that notion would be absurd. I do feel that I can judge people for that, because other people work like dogs to cook their meals for them at below poverty wages. I'm judging, and I'm also raising the point that the current state of affairs is the absurd one. Not a possible future state of affairs where restaurants are again a luxury and people have to cook meals at home.

fleddr 5y ago
Reminds me of that Google employee that was complaining how during the pandemic, Starbucks was too far away from his apartment he was now forced to work from. This guy, in his thirties and likely a brilliant engineer, just had no idea how to make himself anything, nor would he have the equipment or supplies for it. A total man-child, spoiled through and through. I'm from Europe, and once visited Texas. I was shocked by how absurdly cheap it is to eat out. And not just the low prices, also the abundance of restaurants. We were on a highway and saw a sign "next 3 exits: food exits". What!? We tried a low tier option, a pizza joint. Upon entering, you pay 3$. Then it's all you can eat, as you walk past pizza slices having any topping you'd like, and you can just keep loading up. At the end, there's a soda machine with unlimited refills. And the pizza was actually pretty good. I still just can't believe it. Does not compute. I'm not talking "thin margins", I'm talking...how the hell is this even remotely possible at all? In property, actual food cost, staff, taxes, the like? This would be 5-10 times more expensive where I live. A single glass of soda would cost more, and you'd get no refills. At such absurd prices, I can totally imagine the culture developing where nobody cooks anymore.

by rland 5y ago

fleddr 5y ago

Reminds me of that Google employee that was complaining how during the pandemic, Starbucks was too far away from his apartment he was now forced to work from. This guy, in his thirties and likely a brilliant engineer, just had no idea how to make himself anything, nor would he have the equipment or supplies for it. A total man-child, spoiled through and through. I'm from Europe, and once visited Texas. I was shocked by how absurdly cheap it is to eat out. And not just the low prices, also the abundance of restaurants. We were on a highway and saw a sign "next 3 exits: food exits". What!? We tried a low tier option, a pizza joint. Upon entering, you pay 3$. Then it's all you can eat, as you walk past pizza slices having any topping you'd like, and you can just keep loading up. At the end, there's a soda machine with unlimited refills. And the pizza was actually pretty good. I still just can't believe it. Does not compute. I'm not talking "thin margins", I'm talking...how the hell is this even remotely possible at all? In property, actual food cost, staff, taxes, the like? This would be 5-10 times more expensive where I live. A single glass of soda would cost more, and you'd get no refills. At such absurd prices, I can totally imagine the culture developing where nobody cooks anymore.