They compensated by adding more plastic though.
And sawdust
No no no, that’s “cellulose”, it’s fine, nothing to see here.
That’s “sell you less.”
Almost like the system is compensating for more than just a “minor hiccup” caused by the pandemic, almost like that’s a convenient excuse to cover up a decade of mismanagement of investment.
This, but also it’s almost like the market isn’t a perfectly efficient rational machine. It’s like these companies are using “inflation” as an excuse to increases prices and decrease costs without a need. If they’re making record profits while increasing prices, the prices weren’t caused by inflation, rather they’re the cause of it.
I remember back to my econ class where most models were predicated by, “assuming rational actors…” and think then that most people are irrational and impulsive. And to think that much of the financial world is based on those models, it really sums up why no one has a clue why everything is so fuckey.
Yeah, capitalism would be a great system if the foundation, which is rational actors with perfect information, weren’t so wrong. Once you realize that that is totally wrong, you really notice all the flaws in the system.
Inherently it’s still not a great system
Quality and quantity. That box of cereal suddenly costs 0.50 cents more and has 4 ounces less of product. I hate this place sometimes
i have a playlist for that
Looks like peoples expectations are right where I need them to start dating again.
I may be stupid, but at least I don’t have a lot of money
I have noticed the biggest quality decline in produce. I have had real trouble finding stuff that hasn’t already started to rot or be riddled with worms etc. Potatoes seem to be the worst offenders.
Food I cook is starting to taste more and more like my mother’s cooking. Moving out of home I always assumed my mums poor cooking was down to technique, boiling the brussel sprouts, steaming the peas until they were grey, water frying everything. As soon as I learned to cook properly it was amazing how much flavour everything had. Letting things brown fully, using oil, not overcooking everything.
But recently, no amount of skill can save the sad veggies sold in store.
It makes the hyperprocessed foods even more appealing when there’s nothing you can affordably do to improve the simple produce and staples. When potatos cost the same as Pringle’s, calorie for calorie (and they do,
) it’s easy to see why “just eat beans, rice, and in season produce” isn’t helpful advice - yes it’s frugal, but it’s depressing, and not as easy as it used to be. Why waste money on already rotting food that tastes bland when the same money can buy me a more nutrient dense food that lasts longer and tastes better?I’ve got a few things growing on the 2m concrete slab my landlord calls a back yard, it helps having home grown spring onion, parsley and pea shoots to dress up a dish.
I’m a terrible gardener, I can’t even get mint to take. “grow your own” is thrown around too readily when people complain about produce quality. It’s not always an option, there is a physical skill, a cognitive skill, and resource requirements.
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And transportation. And repairs of anything. And property taxes. And insurance. And…
Start a garden. In pots if you have to
Instructions unclear; started a pot garden and barter buds for food.
Make hash coins to barter in the trailer park like Ricky
Exactly. It’s not rocket appliances
Gotta get two birds stoned at once
Just water under the fridge.
You’d be better off growing food. Pot is not an easy plant to grow.
Someone grew it in a ditch by my house once. Seemed to be thriving out there.
They were just that good at growing it. Hell, the ditch was probably chosen because it had the best conditions. It might have had the right moisture, soil, airflow, and sunlight for it. There’s a reason why it’s often grown indoors or in controlled environments, even when it’s perfectly legal.
Old trash cans and even sturdy bags work for potatoes if you can’t find big pots. Clean pallet wood that has only heat treatment can also be used to make planters that last a few years.
You handle the toilet paper wrong and it will look like a ghost kissed your shirt.
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