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Couldn't agree more. Seems like a lot of people on here think that low-income earners eat off of the McD's dollar menu by choice.

t-writescode 4y ago
I absolutely don't think that. I think that company owners, share holders, "The Economy" have decided that low earners don't deserve healthy lives; and that many of those low earners have been tricked into agreeing that it's best to live "under foot" and that those things are luxuries. It would be like cheering a factory on for all the missing arms its employees have, and then having all the factory employees mock the newcommers with two arms trying to protest losing an arm only to have the tenured ones laugh at them and think that's privilege. We've brainwashed generations of self and systemic harm
Vt71fcAqt7 4y ago
Beans, rice, eggs and oats are cheaper, healthier and quicker than Mcdonalds. (Rice is not quicker). If McDonals were the only choice they wouldn't be spending millions on advertising.
- t-writescode 4y ago
  They're also more emotionally taxing to create, and come with several externalities that aren't baked in to the price of the dollar menu: * dish washing (do they even have dishes?) * power usage of stove * time to clean up * a singular, large lump of time to go out and buy all those food * the necessary mental spoons to plan those numerous meals each week * a refridgerator that works (mine is currently broken, for example) * a willingness to accept the cost of losing a lot of food when the fridge inevitably breaks And so on
  - Jtsummers 4y ago
    * a refridgerator that works (mine is currently broken, for example) Other than eggs, and this is in the US not all countries, you don't need a refrigerator for the listed items. Beans, rice, and oats do not require refrigeration. Many fruits and vegetables also don't need refrigeration [0]. * a willingness to accept the cost of losing a lot of food when the fridge inevitably breaks This is mitigated by learning what does and does not need to be refrigerated and storing things properly. [0] https://extension.purdue.edu/foodlink/includes/pubs/Storing%20Fruits%20and%20Veggies.pdf https://extension.purdue.edu/foodlink/includes/pubs/Storing%...

t-writescode 4y ago

I absolutely don't think that. I think that company owners, share holders, "The Economy" have decided that low earners don't deserve healthy lives; and that many of those low earners have been tricked into agreeing that it's best to live "under foot" and that those things are luxuries. It would be like cheering a factory on for all the missing arms its employees have, and then having all the factory employees mock the newcommers with two arms trying to protest losing an arm only to have the tenured ones laugh at them and think that's privilege. We've brainwashed generations of self and systemic harm

Vt71fcAqt7 4y ago

Beans, rice, eggs and oats are cheaper, healthier and quicker than Mcdonalds. (Rice is not quicker). If McDonals were the only choice they wouldn't be spending millions on advertising.

t-writescode 4y ago
They're also more emotionally taxing to create, and come with several externalities that aren't baked in to the price of the dollar menu: * dish washing (do they even have dishes?) * power usage of stove * time to clean up * a singular, large lump of time to go out and buy all those food * the necessary mental spoons to plan those numerous meals each week * a refridgerator that works (mine is currently broken, for example) * a willingness to accept the cost of losing a lot of food when the fridge inevitably breaks And so on
- Jtsummers 4y ago
  * a refridgerator that works (mine is currently broken, for example) Other than eggs, and this is in the US not all countries, you don't need a refrigerator for the listed items. Beans, rice, and oats do not require refrigeration. Many fruits and vegetables also don't need refrigeration [0]. * a willingness to accept the cost of losing a lot of food when the fridge inevitably breaks This is mitigated by learning what does and does not need to be refrigerated and storing things properly. [0] https://extension.purdue.edu/foodlink/includes/pubs/Storing%20Fruits%20and%20Veggies.pdf https://extension.purdue.edu/foodlink/includes/pubs/Storing%...