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Post by Don on Jun 3, 2017 15:06:42 GMT -5
One era's cultural appropriation is another era's melting pot.
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Post by Vince524 on Jun 9, 2017 11:10:09 GMT -5
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Post by robeiae on Sept 17, 2017 12:07:44 GMT -5
So, another "taco truck" kind of story: money.cnn.com/2017/09/14/technology/business/bodega-investor/index.html?iid=ob_homepage_tech_poolThere are already vending machines at my local mall that are essentially small drugstores in a box. And when such machines are right next to soda machines and snack machines (like they are at this mall), that's essentially a mini-bodega right there, minus the beer and cigarettes. The outrage over this start-up strikes me as completely bogus and ginned up by people who really need a fucking hobby, aside from being outraged.
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Post by Optimus on Sept 17, 2017 13:23:08 GMT -5
I read an article about this yesterday (don't have the link b/c I honestly don't remember what site I read it on) and a woman was complaining about it because she felt that trying to compete with these small shops was "attacking her community" because she doesn't shop at them for convenience or service, but because it gives her a sense of "community."
I always find positions like this somewhat understandable but also kind of dumb. It seems akin to an anti-gentrification type of argument.
If someone sets up a business that offers products/services that are subjectively better (faster, cheaper, more convenient, better selection, etc.) than those offered by the local "community" competition, and people start to shop more at the new business because they prefer its products/services over the old business, and that older business winds up closing due to low sales...well tough fucking shit.
That's how capitalism works. If the older/smaller businesses doesn't adapt to a changing market, that's their fault. Don't blame the new business for "taking away" your customers. Blame your customers for leaving. Blame yourself for not adapting to your customers' needs/preferences.
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Post by robeiae on Aug 14, 2020 16:22:54 GMT -5
Let's circle back: Dear White Vegans, Stop Appropriating FoodNever heard "racialized" person before, but okay... Goddamn white women...they're the real problem in this world! I honestly can't believe "black vegan influencer" is a real thing, a legitimate job title. Anyway, the piece goes on...and on...and on...
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