Comment on Maybe this isn't proper shopping but $18.50 for four veggie burgers, buns, and danish seems like a lot

zepheriths@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Th4tGuyII@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Food is absolutely getting more expensive, but they equally bought a rod for their own back buying all the premium brand stuff.

  Spoiling yourself is all well and good, but they shouldn't complain something expensive was expensive haha

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  • zepheriths@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Of course. look treating yourself is nothing bad, however it is going to cost more for it.

    To be fair I live in a part of the US that is poorer than average and isn’t really a nice place politically. I can spend 60-80 dollars for a weeks worth of food, and I eat a lot of food.

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• Dkarma@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  2.50/ patty for plant protein??? Vegans are suckers.

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  • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The only thing that bothers me about your statement is how much my tax dollars pay to subsidize your stupid meat addiction.

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    • c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      “Meat addiction” lol

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      • nicetomeetyouIMVEGAN@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        You’re right, it’s more like a religion.

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    • ImFresh3x@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Less than 1% of the world are vegans though. So 99% of people paying that are using it. Quite rare for more things in governance.

      We’re all paying for things others benefit from. And yeah, I’m 100% against subsidizing meat. But the reason your food is expensive is because the vegan demographic is considered to be easily over charged for “specialty” overly packaged marketing heavy food products.

      Also: people buying organic meatless groceries at Whole Food won’t save the planet. Ever.

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      • nicetomeetyouIMVEGAN@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        But vegans are direct evidence that meat and animal products are not a necessity are purely a choice. That choice is wasteful, has ethical implications towards animals, highly polluting and far less healthy.

        So what is the subsidy for? It’s like subsidising candy or alcoholic beverages. It doesn’t make sense anymore with the knowledge of today.

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      • SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I’m not a vegan, but that’s not the right way to think about subsidies. It’s not about whether someone is a “meat eater” or a “vegan”. It’s about incentivizing consumption. The person eating meat once or twice a week subsidizes the person eating meat everyday. The more meat you eat, the more money society pays. Many people would cut back on eating meat if they had to pay the true cost.

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      • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Vegetarians don’t benefit.

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    • Dkarma@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Cope

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      • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I refuse to cope. I shall instead die of grief. The end.

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      • zepheriths@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Because of your indifferent attitude. Your meat will now become more expensive than plant based meat, so you can eat your words

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  • Zorque@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I get a ten pack of beyond patties that are half the price.

    This guy is just a sucker.

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