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[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 47 points 9 months ago

Mathematical proof that there's always money in the banana stand.

[-] numberfour002@lemmy.world 27 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It's a linear extrapolation that doesn't take into account the not completely unreasonable chance that commercially viable banana varieties could go [functionally] extinct or that climate change will make it dramatically more expensive to grow them in sufficient quantities such that the price can stay on trend.

[-] Confound4082@lemmy.ml 14 points 9 months ago

I mean, one variation has already had that happen to it... the "Fake" bananna flavoring just didn't get changed when the bananna strain got changed.

[-] abbadon420@lemm.ee 12 points 9 months ago

Ah yes, the Gros Michel banana. It's the banana my parents grew up with, but is now virtually extinct. Weird story. Even weirder that it could happen again.

[-] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 13 points 9 months ago

This does not take into account the potential failure of Dole / Del Monte / Chiquita and Banana Republics revolting in the near future.

[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago

I think this the first time I've seen the term Banana Republic used this literally.

[-] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago
[-] Radicaldog@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

But it was a frozen banana street food, not a literal supermarket banana. Feels like we might be within a decade of street food snacks costing $10!

[-] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago

Would inflation not act exponentially?

[-] psud@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago

The Y axis is logarithmic, that straightens exponential curves

[-] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 9 months ago

Right, I need sleep

[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 9 months ago

now set the graph to the music of yellow submarine

this post was submitted on 14 Feb 2024
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