Definitely has nothing to do with sky-rocketing food prices in our capitalist hellscape.

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    I’ve got a wife and a kid and I will say that I live in butt-fuck nowhere where everything is cheaper than anywhere else, however groceries are still getting way too expensive.

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      I personally boycott McDs due to skyrocketing prices for the same shitty ultra processed garbage, among other reasons.

      The food is no good, the service sucks, the prices suck. McDs just sucks.

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    I like how these are always new hip trends.

    Gen Z is super into living with lots of roommates!
    Gen Z absolutely loves not having children!
    Gen Z new craze is having sleep for dinner!

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      Cuz these economists look at wealth in aggregate, but look at behavior by market segment.

      Asset prices have been skyrocketing. That only really helps people who have assets, but it still brings up the average enough to make the economy look it’s doing great overall even despite the consumer price inflation.

      So if you see that young adults are moving back in with their parents while living in an economy that is, in aggregate, “the strongest it’s ever been”… you can only explain it as a matter of preference.

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    Look at that 40 year old over there foolishly squandering $8 on a dozen eggs!!! LIVE WITHIN YOUR MEANS CHILDREN!!! YOU DON’T NEED SUCH LUXURIES!!!

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    Or alternatively

    Food now 2nd highest expense after rent for young people after pandemic supply chain disruption and industry consolidation.

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        Don’t forget skimpflation. I can’t even eat a lot of the food I used to as a kid because the quality is so terrible now.

        Looking at you Tim Hortons.

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      Theres a way out you know.

      I mean, two ways out, but if you kill yourself without taking a cop or oligarch with you; you’re not helping.

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    I mean for what it’s worth, as my income has gone up I’ve chosen more expensive ingredients for cooking. Usually those things are more local anyway, like at my local farmers market or food co-op.

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      I “splurged” on some local made bread the other day. By god, it’s the best bread I’ve ever had.

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      Same here, but within the past year or so we’ve had to reverse course so we can stay within our grocery budget.

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    3 months ago

    You know we need a new youth trend: organized gangs who steal bread and stab the fuck out of anyone who tries to stop them.