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Re: The Year of McDonald's

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Post by anonu »

rdtsc wrote: post #10

> At the end of October, there was the viral, and controversial, Trump campaign stop, where he “worked” for 30 minutes at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania. Then, this week, there was the news that Luigi Mangione, the alleged assassin of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was caught in a McDonald’s—also, coincidentally, in Pennsylvania—because he was spotted by a group of morning regulars and employees Didn't Kamala Har…

Trump was an actual campaign stop photo op... Harris didn't do a McD photo op. So not clear on your point.

Also Trump rode in a garbage truck around the same time. Was he one upping Harris? Or just trying to appeal to the working class? Probably the latter...

Re: The Year of McDonald's

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Post by calmworm »

markus_zhang wrote: post #14
munk-a wrote: post #5

What a bizarre statement about a place of business that's tried to irrelevance themselves into non-existence this year. Fast food pricing is now equal or beyond the prices of quality food with non-chain fast food (i.e. doner/local pizza joints) becoming the new affordable option.

Costco is my new restaurant. Food is more fresh and costs way less.

If only they had a $1.50 hamburger option!

Re: The Year of McDonald's

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Post by AnimalMuppet »

markus_zhang wrote: post #14
munk-a wrote: post #5

What a bizarre statement about a place of business that's tried to irrelevance themselves into non-existence this year. Fast food pricing is now equal or beyond the prices of quality food with non-chain fast food (i.e. doner/local pizza joints) becoming the new affordable option.

Costco is my new restaurant. Food is more fresh and costs way less.

I have thought that, if you're on a road trip, Costco could be pretty good. Stop there, get a rotisserie chicken, feeds 2-4 people, costs $5. (I mean, you still need a trash bag, paper plates, and a large number of napkins...) And you were going to stop for gas anyway, and they have that.

Re: The Year of McDonald's

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Post by sneak »

paulpauper wrote: post #7

Then, this week, there was the news that Luigi Mangione, the alleged assassin of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Isn't it pretty obvious it's him? Is there any possibility he was framed or something. McDonald's plays a big role because it also happens to be extremely popular and has many locations all over America. It's brand is an iconic and big as ever. It also shows how America has a sort of love-hate relation…

Precisely zero reliable evidence has been presented that ties him to the place or the hit, as of right now.

It's anything but obvious. What is obvious is that NYC law enforcement had tremendous pressure to apprehend and prosecute a suspect quickly, and that they had precisely nothing to go on before he was miraculously identified by a random person. You may also recall that there is no imagery of the assassin's face during the hit.

Of course someone who planned such a hit so carefully would keep carrying around the murder weapon for several days, across state lines, as well as a printed hardcopy of a manifesto establishing motive (he worked in IT). Very little of what the police have claimed thus far has made any logical sense.

Re: The Year of McDonald's

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Post by observationist »

kube-system wrote: post #15
munk-a wrote: post #5

What a bizarre statement about a place of business that's tried to irrelevance themselves into non-existence this year. Fast food pricing is now equal or beyond the prices of quality food with non-chain fast food (i.e. doner/local pizza joints) becoming the new affordable option.

McDonalds is financially quite healthy. They've never been the cheapest nor the best quality. McDonalds excels in having food at the right place at the right time and a minimal effort to transact. If you are traveling at any random place in the US, and you are in a hurry and want something you are familiar with, McDonalds is the most likely thing you will come across first. There is a huge cognitive anchoring this ha…

Don't forget consistency - you can get chicken nuggets and barbecue sauce and french fries that taste recognizably the same at any of their 42,000 restaurants. The food preparation and storage, shipping logistics, and other underpinnings of their consistency trick are admirable, even if the other issues with fast food detract from the overall picture.

Re: The Year of McDonald's

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Post by calmworm »

paulpauper wrote: post #7

Then, this week, there was the news that Luigi Mangione, the alleged assassin of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Isn't it pretty obvious it's him? Is there any possibility he was framed or something. McDonald's plays a big role because it also happens to be extremely popular and has many locations all over America. It's brand is an iconic and big as ever. It also shows how America has a sort of love-hate relation…

Obvious how?

Re: The Year of McDonald's

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Post by chasd00 »

tetris11 wrote: post #2

One of my favourite places in the world is this one particular McDonalds in Camberwell that's open 24 hrs. On a Friday night at 2am, its full of people from all walks of life - from delivery workers taking a 5 minute break, to wedding party socialites looking for a quick food fix since everything else is closed - and they're all there for the exact same reason and are sitting next to each other without any tension or…

Sounds like a Waffle House an hour after last call except replace "without any tension or fanfare" with "overwhelming aggressive unpredictability" hah.

Re: The Year of McDonald's

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Post by ethbr1 »

kube-system wrote: post #15
munk-a wrote: post #5

What a bizarre statement about a place of business that's tried to irrelevance themselves into non-existence this year. Fast food pricing is now equal or beyond the prices of quality food with non-chain fast food (i.e. doner/local pizza joints) becoming the new affordable option.

McDonalds is financially quite healthy. They've never been the cheapest nor the best quality. McDonalds excels in having food at the right place at the right time and a minimal effort to transact. If you are traveling at any random place in the US, and you are in a hurry and want something you are familiar with, McDonalds is the most likely thing you will come across first. There is a huge cognitive anchoring this ha…

Taco Bell: Te parezco un chiste?

Re: The Year of McDonald's

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Post by gowld »

anonu wrote: post #21
rdtsc wrote: post #10

> At the end of October, there was the viral, and controversial, Trump campaign stop, where he “worked” for 30 minutes at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania. Then, this week, there was the news that Luigi Mangione, the alleged assassin of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was caught in a McDonald’s—also, coincidentally, in Pennsylvania—because he was spotted by a group of morning regulars and employees Didn't Kamala Har…

Trump was an actual campaign stop photo op... Harris didn't do a McD photo op. So not clear on your point. Also Trump rode in a garbage truck around the same time. Was he one upping Harris? Or just trying to appeal to the working class? Probably the latter...

The garbage-truck photo op was Trump's a followup to his campaign calling Puerto Rico "garbage", and in particular to Biden calling that behavior "garbage".

Re: The Year of McDonald's

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Post by kube-system »

AnimalMuppet wrote: post #23
markus_zhang wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Costco is my new restaurant. Food is more fresh and costs way less.

I have thought that, if you're on a road trip, Costco could be pretty good. Stop there, get a rotisserie chicken, feeds 2-4 people, costs $5. (I mean, you still need a trash bag, paper plates, and a large number of napkins...) And you were going to stop for gas anyway, and they have that.

Maybe at mid-day during the week. On Sunday, the Costco parking lot is the last place I'd want to be if I'm trying to get miles on the road.
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