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[–] 7 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

No offense, but McDonald's is not a good example for your scenario.

if you're out getting a coffee and a bagel as a 30 or 40 year old[...]

I do, and I am! And if I want a decent bagel and cup of coffee, McDonald's will literally be the very last place I consider. (Well, most days it's a breakfast burrito, but the point stands) McDonald's is one of the greatest examples of enshittification because they pay their employees shit, they're as expensive as a nearby restaurant where they prepare your meal from scratch by a chef, and the quality is terrible.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Yup, fast food has become quite expensive to the point that a local snack joint will have better quality and make you full for less. Still, people go to fast food places. I believe it is the comfort of the known, of not having to think about whether a place is sanitary or which of the scary middle eastern shawarma guys has good value for money and which will sell you microwaved shit. People don't like to think

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