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[–] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 79 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Quit buying from giant corporations.

I can go to my local family owned Banh Mi joint and get a sandwich made with real meat and fresh bread for $6. For $12, I could add a boba tea and a side of fried dumplings.

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 60 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cool, I don't have one of those. I have subway, mcdonalds, burger king, and a bunch of local restaurants that charge just as much for food because they can.

[–] zeekaran@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

At least your rent is cheap compared to actual cities worth living in.

[–] WarlockLawyer@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A lot of smaller places only have like two options for going out to eat and one is a subway attached to a gas station

[–] Leg@sh.itjust.works 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Food deserts are real, and they show you real fast how exploitable you can be.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Food deserts are real, and they show how onerous overregulation is.

All of the identical “I live in a food desert” comments here should be opportunities for entrepreneurship, but the costs of legally operating a food business are too damned high.

[–] DeanFogg@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think that's regulation bud that's monopolies

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How is a monopoly gonna make it more expensive to start a business? That doesn’t make any sense?

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agreed! The Person you Responded to is NONSENSE. It's ABSURD that the ONE Company that owns everything you need to get Started would make it Expensive for you to Start!

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Oh you’re talking about an upstream monopoly.

Is there a monopoly in food prep equipment?

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 1 points 1 year ago

You are right to a degree.

I actually think it's insane that to get started with a business these days you have to jump through so many hoops you need your own legal department or to do it illegally and hope the slap on the wrist is gentle.

Its in line with the monopolies using regulation and the idea that society will just be better with the restrictions to protect everyone that misses the point.

Advanced food storage and practices and tools will do a lot of making things better and OSHA should absolutely exist and be staffed but walls need to be shorter to inspire new entries into the marketplace without them being rich enough to jump it but without inspiration or hope to be competitive. Its why post war rebuilda are so popular for startups in the worst way.

But food deserts won't just be fixed by a new sandwich shop if there still isn't cheap ingredients.

[–] model_tar_gz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Popeyes and Taco John’s at the Love’s.

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Only works when you have local joints. That being said, I'm from Jersey, and I think we kinda pride ourselves on all things bread: pizza, bagels, and sandwiches. So when I hear motherfuckers getting Dunkin Donuts in the morning, Subway for lunch, and Dominos for dinner, it disturbs me.

Now, is there a time for Dominos? Absolutely. Is there a time for Subway? I guess you can be drunk on the afternoon, sure.

[–] DpZer0126@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

From jersey too and it blows my mind how anyone around here will choose to go to jersey Mike's or subway over their local deli

[–] rockandsock@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We don't have a local deli here in small town mid America unless you count the deli counter at the supermarket.

[–] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Honestly, I think grocery store subs are really the best bang for your buck. Makes sense, they want to get you in the door and buy groceries there.

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'll actually use ShopRite in a pinch. I just know they're slicing up fresh ingredients there. Anywhere that opens up a container and pulls out meat is a no go for me. But we are spoiled here in the greatest goddamn state on the world, our taxes getting us fresh meats and soft breads with flaky crusts, and a peach iced tea.

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not sure if this is a local thing or not, but Dominoes has been consistently giving me a free medium pizza coupon after every pizza I've got from them for the last 12 months or so. So that's like 3 or 4 times they've done that

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Sometimes I pronounced Dominos Doe-ME-Noes, to make it sound Italian.

[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Well, good for you. The town I live in has a Sonic, a McDonald's, a Mazzio's pizza, two local Tex Mex restaurants, and... a Subway.

[–] Baguette@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Milk tea where I am is 6 usd by itself (not incl tax)

Please bring me back to the 3 dollar milk tea timeline

[–] zeekaran@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I can get an entree and a Thai tea for under $10 as a lunch special at a small restaurant within walking distance. I live in the second largest city in my state which happens to be one giant sprawling suburb.

[–] Byoomf@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

And if you don't have any local places nearby you can either break yourself financially by moving somewhere else or just go fuck yourself. I never realized how much shit was jacked up in the small country town I lived in until I moved somewhere with a ton of competition. Suddenly the prices were way better, it was surreal. Food was cheaper and tastes better. Hell my Internet was twice as fast for half the price!

My apartment, however, is twice the price for a third of the space.

It still took me a decade before I could move without fucking myself.

This comment was written in the early wee hours of the AM and I'm not entirely sure what I'm rambling about.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 1 points 1 year ago

Nah I get it. Competition for our dollars creates a marketplace that's actually thriving and competitive costs.

Its actually why I shop in rich neighborhoods. Seriously the prices are never better.

But housing isn't a competitive marketplace it's still mostly owned by a few rich who all agree to raise their price lest they lose out.

Sigh.... This backwards shit hole.