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"Mismanaged franchise declines" doesn't get smug upvotes, cheap comments, shares and general engagement/popularity among the HN and Reddit demographics the way
by throwaway0a5e 5y ago
"Mismanaged franchise declines" doesn't get smug upvotes, cheap comments, shares and general engagement/popularity among the HN and Reddit demographics the way portraying fast food eating Americans as dumb does.
Every human (and many non-humans, though they may have more difficulty expressing it) who's had to divide things by three and four knows that knows that a third is more than a quarter. People know in the back of their minds that other people know this. But the dumb lizard brain takes over and they can't help but engage with low effort content that is spun in a way that confirms their biases.
- colechristensen 5y agoFor what it’s worth i’ve personally had a few disagreements with people who wouldn’t believe a third was bigger than a fourth.
- the-dude 5y agoChoose your battles wisely.
- subsubzero 5y agoEveryone knows that a 1/3 lb burger is larger than a quarter pounder, but unsure why the author never thought the reason people objected to the 1/3lb burger was due to its way too much meat to have for a burger, usually fast food is eaten during lunch and people don't want to have a gigantic lunch that will make them groggy during the 2nd half of the day.
- thatguy0900 5y agoI'm not sure if the average American would actually have difficulty eating that anymore
- whoopdedo 5y agoThis is supported by the success of the fast-casual chain Fuddruckers which also served 1/3 pound burgers. Their restaurants are configured for large groups. It's the sort of place you take the whole family out to dinner. I don't think anyone was confused by the menu options when they went there.
- usefulcat 5y agoThey also served half pound burgers, at one time anyway.