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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 123 points 11 months ago

You load 16 tons, what do you get?

Another day older and deeper in debt

St. Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go

I owe my soul to the company store

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 48 points 11 months ago

Much as I love that song, it doesn't really apply to the OP question, which is more about companies exploiting their customers rather than their workers.

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[-] jhulten@infosec.pub 19 points 11 months ago

And at least in food, it's the same eight companies that own everything...

[-] Zorg 20 points 11 months ago

In a lot of towns your only grocery option is Walmart, unless you wanna drive 1+ hours. In small towns/villages you might only have a dollar general within that distance. Large corporation slaughter small businesses when they move in.

[-] money_loo@1337lemmy.com 6 points 11 months ago

It’s true, but it’s also because small businesses often suck and exploit their communities, so people just stop shopping there when they have better options.

I’m not sure why so many people have rose colored glasses on for mom and pop stores, but they are just run by people trying to make a profit off of a community same as anyone else.

[-] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Some are, some aren't. Just like how some large corporations do things way more ethically than others. It's wrong to say that Valve is as evil as Eli Lilly because the former cares much more about consumers, and the latter cares way more about margins. Within my local community, I've seen a much higher proportion of businesses that try their best to serve their community, but just like every other business, a good portion just does not care. My theory is that most communities are similar, so mom and pops get a much better rep than large companies.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago

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