ByteOnBikesWhy is that?
apfelwoiSchoppenWe still are.
dohpaz42We are also exhausted by all the other things we’re supposed to be apoplectic about.
PhilipTheBucketTrue, but the news is freaking out about it a lot less, and spending a lot less time interviewing people about what percent of them might feel like it's personally the president's fault and he should definitely lose the next election because of it because people are hurting right now and he doesn't care.
It is, as the man said, notable. In fact it seems like they've totally moved on from feeling like inflation is an important issue to pay close attention to and freak out about.
American News Anchors - “This is Extremely Dangerous to Our Democracy” [US Television] 2018
Because it’s* worth it.
*racism, genocide, anti-science, anti-LGBTQ+, anti-health, trickle-up billionaires, misogyny, state religion, and more.
SundrayA bargain (for shitheads) at twice the price!
I find it interesting you put the asterisk on the first it whereas i would have put it on the second. I wonder why that is!
The asterisk is for the footnote from “it’s**”. In other words, the asterisk is for the entire line.
Sorry, I’m a moron. I think the asterisk is right, but not for my dumb ass thinking there. More like “Because [supporting] racism, etc. is worth it.”
Ohhh okay, i get what you mean now. I was a little confused. lol
I think it’s less about ‘worth it’ and more about how mainstream right wing propaganda news networks assign opinions to their viewers. If the media isn’t taking about it, they don’t care. (Epstein files notwithstanding.)
ap•o•plec•tic | ,apa’plektik| adjective informal overcome with anger; extremely indignant: Last year, tons of people were apoplectic about food prices.
Estradiol Enjoyer only the news stopped talking about prices
Or to put that another way, the Trump fans are not being told to freak out about this. They only freak out when their masters instruct them to.
Whilst I am profoundly disconcerted by the egregiously inflationary trajectory of alimentary commodification, my consternation is exponentially exacerbated by the preposterous proclivity of certain individuals to gratuitously employ grandiloquent and recondite verbiage in a transparently ostentatious endeavor to simulate intellectual superiority.
…are you seriously complaining like this about the use of the word ‘apopleptic’? It was one word, dude, let it go.
i miss when the cost of eggs was our biggest concern
MacN'CheezusI could sell you some eggs for 100% markup so you can relive that memory.
I mean, because the left and center are concerned more with the collapse of democracy and the rule of law and the right wants all brown people to die.
UnderpantsWeevilKilling all the brown people was how we were supposed to get cheap eggs. The brown people were making our eggs expensive so we had to spend $600M on an Everglades concentration camp
I mean, the eggs are cheap again so I guess it worked?
Correlation ≠ causation
Except we got rid of most of the employees at the agency that test for the disease that had gutted the chicken population which caused the egg price increase in the first place. So now it’s even more likely to happen again, but also more likely to get you sick as well.
Possibly because you are a Xitter user, where 90% of the user base is bots.
leadoreI’d say it’s because during Biden’s term he was running a fairly basic administration and during the run-up to the election, inflation was something they (repubs) could use to rile up the base, but now not only is the election long over, there’s so much new horrible stuff every day (both real and made-up) in the spotlight that inflation pales in comparison.
Also, Biden was actively tackling the problem by having investigations into large grocer chains and brandnames who reported record profits and increased prices, and we talked about that whether we were on his “side” or not. He also prevented a couple of mergers/acquisitions such as the Krogers Alberstsons merger. And that was boring in most cases and in some cases ineffective.
Now that nothing is being done about any of it, theres less to talk about except “experts say this is really bad and it’s going to get much much worse. Now for the weather forecast, take it away Carl.”
“Actually, Bob, with the loss of weather monitoring funding we’re back to relying on Almanacs and to avoid liability I’ve been asked to not call it a forecast but a weather prediction.”
In part because people got used to those prices rising. But mostly because the media couldn’t generate clicks discussing it anymore.
What’s crazy is that ground beef is practically a waste product. You can get it for under $4/lb in Houston. Hell, come by certain grocery stores at the end of the day and they’re trashing away buckets of it.
$6.12 for something that’s filling up garbage cans and landfills to the tune of 429.2 million lbs in 2022 alone? Seems like Americans are getting price gouged.
That’s capitalism for ya
It really is incredible how much land is used, pollution created, and environmental devastation caused to create more waste for landfills, furthering the aforementioned problems. Meanwhile, folks starve next door and around the globe. Coming down from the trees was a terrible decision.
Steak mince vs ground beef are different things.
One is basically offal, the other could have been a steak. Unless they’re using the term incorrectly, the price should be different.
starman2112536,000 cows, forced to sit in their own shit for 18 months just to be unceremoniously slaughtered and thrown right in the trash, like some fucked up torture treadmill
like some fucked up torture treadmill
Welcome to industrial animal agriculture. I stopped eating animal products 7 years ago. My only regret is not making this change earlier.
“Just buy from small local farms,” a phrase spoken exclusively by people who do not just buy from small local farms.
7 is a good year, on average most of the cells in your body have already been replaced. You’re almost entirely made of plant material at this point lol
7 is a good year, on average most of the cells in your body have already been replaced. You’re almost entirely made of plant material at this point lol
Animals only eat plants, so they’re plants, so I’m really eating plants
/S
DruidJust curious because you’re specifically using the term plant-based: are you eating plant-based or are you vegan? If not the latter, how come?
No judgements whatsoever - just curious
I use the “plant-based” label because people get weird about the v-word, and quite frankly I’m only super-strict about meat and egg so don’t think I’ve really earned the title. I avoid dairy, but it shows up in a lot of unexpected places so I give myself some leeway with micro-ingredients. Why? Because it’s more effort than I’m willing to put in. I know that won’t be a satisfactory answer to diehards, but it is an honest one.
Or perhaps you are asking if it is only about food? I don’t use non-food animal products either (e.g. leather, wool, down).
My last paragraph is really more rhetorical because it’s a very predictable “whatabout.” While not wanting to bother with the effort certainly is true (in-line with my attitude on dairy micro-ingredients), having easier availability to small local farms wouldn’t change anything in this regard. I’d still stick to a plant-based lifestyle. If anything, it’s something I might have used as a crutch while phasing out animal products. But I am past that now.
Wait, are the micro-ingredients you’re referring to the traces of dairy you get with most foods you buy? Like even food that’s specifically labelled as vegan? Not quite sure what else you could mean since these products would still be considered vegan since they’re not made up of or consist of animal products.
But yea, it’s tough to keep scanning ingredients list for potential non-vegan ingredients. It’s relatively easy for food for me nowadays but stuff like soaps, face wash, laundry detergent and stuff like that that’s not always explicitly labelled as vegan can be tricky to navigate around. Nail polish is easy because I found a brand that’s specifically vegan and cruelty-free. :)
You’ll get there some day (if you want that). We all start out small and it takes some effort, but it’s manageable in the end. 💚
I avoid dairy, but it shows up in a lot of unexpected places so I give myself some leeway with micro-ingredients. Why? Because it’s more effort than I’m willing to put in. I know that won’t be a satisfactory answer to diehards, but it is an honest one.
This is part of the problem with the “v-word” movement. There are so many purity tests when, in the end, it is literally impossible to avoid all suffering. Industrial agriculture kills untold gobs of animals and insects. Almond farming uses shit tons of water that would otherwise feed a healthy habitat. Having a cat or dog means participating in the animal products industry as well.
This doesn’t mean “give up”, but it does require the admission that there is no ultimate piety that can be achieved - despite what some would have you believe. They are either willfully ignorant or lying to further an agenda. All we can do in our position in modern society is try our best to minimize suffering, with the understanding that there will always be some.
While plant based is the better answer, you could look up “meat csa near me”
Oh, man. I haven’t thought about Ramit in years. He used to do a blog called “I will teach you to be rich” or something like that.
Surprised he’s not a Trump voter, to be honest.
What is Fox talking about?
TheReturnOfPEBthe average amount of red meat consumed a day on the earth is 2.2 ounces.
seems the price isn’t high enough to make Americans recognize how a 1/4 pounder is twice that average in one item
Yeah that’s dumb… Not everyone eats red meat everyday… Maybe try finding out how much someone eats during a meal on average… And how many people per day … That’s more informative…
I know, what a poor use of statistics. Most people play tennis for under 30 seconds/day so playing for 30 mins is an outrageous use of time.
gov controller media strikes again
NotsoThey are just to busy winning all the time.
the absolutely wild thing about this is that australia is/was also complaining about a cost of living crisis, and our food is $ for $ the exact same… as in our numeric value for food is the same - despite our currency being worth about 2/3 as much
this doesn’t mean that australia has our cost of living crisis easy… it means that americas food prices are ultra fucked
links.coles.com.au/hRXTKkT7aVb
Coles No Added Hormone Beef 3 Star Regular Mince: $7/500g (1lb ~= 450g)
Noticed a similar thing going between Canadian and US grocery stores. Roughly the same numerical cost, but with the difference in price exchange rates it is far cheaper on the Canadian side. Also, high fructose corn syrup isn’t at the top of every single ingredient list.
Beef prices should go up, along with all meat prices, to reflect their ecosystemic toll. The problem is basic staples are also expensive.
SkunkWorkzyeah take out the corn and soybean subsidies and actually charge ranchers for letting their cattle graze on federal land and then price will reflect what the real price of meat is.
Why is meat so much cheaper here in east asia anyway? I can get tenderloin for ~6USD/lb.
and actually charge ranchers for letting their cattle graze on federal land
That’s how we got the shit with Cliven Bundy a while back. Fucking right wingers whine when they don’t get free money for nothing and have to pay for the externalities their actions create.
Absolutely this. Essential food should not be expensive. Meat, especially red meat, should be quite expensive and something you only eat rarely
Won’t this threaten your livelihood?
We should all ask for things that benefit the whole even if they would be detrimental to our individual selves.
I applaud my comrade
Yeah it was a joke because of their screen name.
Do anyone still remember the drama with emember egg prices? Or is it just me?