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I doubt our tastes are changing as much as our choices are narrowed. Have you seen a candy aisle lately? It's like the market got trimmed tot he 35% most profi

• chubot 3y ago
  Yes, processed food of all types has continued to be “optimized” over the last few years. Similar to housing and rent being optimized for profit, etc. And private doctors being bought by private equity Food you can buy in normal supermarkets is not the same as what it was in the 90’s or even 2010’s. Most people I talk to don’t seem to notice since it’s a gradual change, but I think the spreadsheet types have fully taken over food. I highly recommend circumventing the normal supply chains where possible. This basically means paying 1x-2x and going to different stores, but it’s a steal seeing how cheap food is People used to spend 20% of their income on food, and now it’s 5% or less. I don’t get trying to optimize 10% off that 5% when it’s what you put in your body 3x a day. Availability is a big problem though
• guestbest 3y ago
  What is in stock is usually a poor indicator of demand in the beer and candy isles as what the group of consumers see on the isle is only the leftovers from what everyone before has not purchased.