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Why is everything in consumer / American life so fucking shitty now - and companies literally just say 'oh bc profit margins' and we're now expected to swallow that and sympathize? (lemmy.world)

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like I went to taco bell and they didn't even have napkins out. they had the other stuff just no napkins, I assume because some fucking ghoul noticed people liked taking them for their cars so now we just don't get napkins! so they can save $100 per quarter rather than provide the barest minimum quality of life features.

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[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 11 months ago

More importantly, don't work there. Giving your labor to these businesses is just as bad, if not worse as spending your money there.

[-] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 20 points 11 months ago

These are both really easy sentiments to have. In the real world, we eat the food we can afford and work wherever will hire us.

[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago

100% this. Lots of people don't have options.

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago

This is why we need UBI stat if we want to reverse this trend. People everywhere are being backed into corners by the unaffordability of everything and their desperation is being exploited by places like Taco Bell, Dollar General, Walmart, Amazon and is effectively forcing people to panhandle and do crime. By having the leeway to look past how the heck you're going to feed and take care of yourself and people close to you, it opens up opportunities that the middle class takes for granted and things that weren't even a question to the upper and elite classes.

[-] Maeve@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

The problem then becomes a lack of shelter, in addition to quality clothing and quality food.

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