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Possibly the first time I've seen this subject brought up without lamenting the degeneracy of society or other fascist dogwhistles. Nice. It is an interesting q
by giraffe_lady 3y ago
Possibly the first time I've seen this subject brought up without lamenting the degeneracy of society or other fascist dogwhistles. Nice. It is an interesting question if you can avoid that temptation.
- smitty1e 3y agoThe point extends to food. Where are the local restaurants with unique cuisines and traditions? There are ethnic ones, sure. But the point I'm after here is scalability. "Everyone wants" homogenous, franchised outfits, so it's variations on the theme of hamburgers or pizzas.
- scarby2 3y ago> Where are the local restaurants with unique cuisines and traditions? Basically everywhere (at the upper end of the market). It's all the rage to have hyper local dishes made from local ingredients. Many places it's no longer a beef burger but a hand crafted burger from Dave and Sue's farm 10 miles up the road.
- notduncansmith 3y agoNot sure I follow, can you elaborate on the contrast between “ethnic” and “scalability”?
- smitty1e 3y agoSure. Point to "McPhô", please. There are noodle joints aplenty, but franchised globally.
- dotnet00 3y agoIs it a fascism every time someone (who you disagree with) talks about some way they think society has gotten worse?
- giraffe_lady 3y agoEvery time? No. But the ornamentation thing is specific fixation of theirs, I have seen it literally dozens of times. There are entire openly white supremacist substacks devoted to the subject.