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I assume that means foods that aren't just sugar and empty calories in general.

by wccrawford 4y ago

Ekaros 4y ago
That sounds as net negative to me... At least if it removed choice.
- wccrawford 4y ago
  It wasn't that long ago that I've have also been disappointed in the change, but today I'd be happy about it. So yeah, so long as there's more options, rather than just completely changing everything to be "healthy", I think it's an improvement. Otherwise, someone gets the shaft.
- Volundr 4y ago
  Seems like it's adding choice, once there was only junk, now there's some healthier options. Even if it removed the junk in favor of health food it's still the same amount of choice, now it's just the people who want junk that have to source it elsewhere instead of the people who want healthier options.
- nemothekid 4y ago
  Sure he got a 15k raise..., but they removed doritos from the vending machine.
- deleted 4y ago
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- jacobolus 4y ago
  If you spend all day eating carrot sticks and peanuts and drinking unsweetened iced tea vs. eating Snickers bars and Cheetos and drinking Coca Cola (or whatever), after a few months you’ll see a pretty big difference. Many people will eat whatever snacks are available against their better judgment, and then regret it later. Having unhealthy snacks there and in people’s faces is a kind of psychological manipulation that takes some people nontrivial willpower to overcome. If someone really wants candy bars, they can bring them from home.
  - Ekaros 4y ago
    If someone really wanted healthy options they could have brought them from home. No need for unions for that... Seems like total overreach to me.
    - jacobolus 4y ago
      If presenting (the most profitable for the vending machine company) choices is the only criterion, we should skip foods and just have vending machines that offer porn magazines, cigarettes, and hard liquor. Or just install slot machines.
    - Volundr 4y ago
      If people want unhealthy options they can just bring them from home as well. And yeah if the vending machines were the primary reason behind unionizing... Probably an overreaction (then again I'm not going to tell someone else what should be important to them), but in this case it's literally the least of the benefits mentioned.
    - 8note 4y ago
      That applies just as well to the suggary sweets though? Why make healthy options the expensive one?

I assume that means foods that aren't just sugar and empty calories in general.

Ekaros 4y ago

That sounds as net negative to me... At least if it removed choice.

wccrawford 4y ago
It wasn't that long ago that I've have also been disappointed in the change, but today I'd be happy about it. So yeah, so long as there's more options, rather than just completely changing everything to be "healthy", I think it's an improvement. Otherwise, someone gets the shaft.
Volundr 4y ago
Seems like it's adding choice, once there was only junk, now there's some healthier options. Even if it removed the junk in favor of health food it's still the same amount of choice, now it's just the people who want junk that have to source it elsewhere instead of the people who want healthier options.
nemothekid 4y ago
Sure he got a 15k raise..., but they removed doritos from the vending machine.
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jacobolus 4y ago
If you spend all day eating carrot sticks and peanuts and drinking unsweetened iced tea vs. eating Snickers bars and Cheetos and drinking Coca Cola (or whatever), after a few months you’ll see a pretty big difference. Many people will eat whatever snacks are available against their better judgment, and then regret it later. Having unhealthy snacks there and in people’s faces is a kind of psychological manipulation that takes some people nontrivial willpower to overcome. If someone really wants candy bars, they can bring them from home.
- Ekaros 4y ago
  If someone really wanted healthy options they could have brought them from home. No need for unions for that... Seems like total overreach to me.
  - jacobolus 4y ago
    If presenting (the most profitable for the vending machine company) choices is the only criterion, we should skip foods and just have vending machines that offer porn magazines, cigarettes, and hard liquor. Or just install slot machines.
  - Volundr 4y ago
    If people want unhealthy options they can just bring them from home as well. And yeah if the vending machines were the primary reason behind unionizing... Probably an overreaction (then again I'm not going to tell someone else what should be important to them), but in this case it's literally the least of the benefits mentioned.
  - 8note 4y ago
    That applies just as well to the suggary sweets though? Why make healthy options the expensive one?