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Sysco Is Not "Ruining Restaurants"

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Re: Sysco Is Not "Ruining Restaurants"

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Post by naldb »

the_real_cher wrote: post #6
naldb wrote: post #3

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I'm not arguing that moderation isn't the best on this website sometimes but I could see this being flagged because it's got nothing to do with tech. I will argue that this website's moderation is infinitely better than Reddit. And thanks for the link by the way.

It wasn't the article itself that was flagged. The article was allowed to stay posted and there was some discussion about it.

But then someone commented, rightly, that the article was a union hit piece, and that comment was flagged and therefore removed by other users, despite it not breaking any rules.

Re: Sysco Is Not "Ruining Restaurants"

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Post by naldb »

Noumenon72 wrote: post #10
naldb wrote: post #3

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Why not link to that comment so people can decide for themselves? I tried searching for this URL or Sysco but I only found another copy of this comment. (Arguing over dead comments in other threads doesn't seem like something we want to see too often, though.)

Sure: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45522868

This is the removed comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45523057

Re: Sysco Is Not "Ruining Restaurants"

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Post by TimorousBestie »

dj_mc_merlin wrote: post #8

I can't say I agree fully with the original video either but this is just blatantly trying to reframe the same facts presented in said video, but placing the blame on consumers rather than businesses, which is a really dirty tactic. > Sysco serves poor quality products. They also serve great quality products. Remember, if restaurants are buying poor quality products, it’s because it’s all you, the consumer, will pay…

> I mean, c'mon.. was this written by a real person or Adam Smith come back from the grave?

It does smell a little AI-assisted.

Re: Sysco Is Not "Ruining Restaurants"

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Post by ryandrake »

the_real_cher wrote: post #6
naldb wrote: post #3

[flagged]

I'm not arguing that moderation isn't the best on this website sometimes but I could see this being flagged because it's got nothing to do with tech. I will argue that this website's moderation is infinitely better than Reddit. And thanks for the link by the way.

He’s saying the comment itself got flagged for simply pointing out an article being a union hit piece, which happens all the time here. As dang points out repeatedly, it’s not site moderation, it’s the users. There are enough active HN users that have flagging ability to wipe out whole discussion topics.

Re: Sysco Is Not "Ruining Restaurants"

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Post by camel_Snake »

I didn't really follow the premise of the original video. Can you find identical food at various locations throughout the country? Yes. Are you required to eat this same food? No!

You could likely order the things that local restaurant/pub does make in house, rather than go for the variety of items on the menu that are simply there to appease customers' fancies.

Or you could go to a proper restaurant that makes the majority of their dishes in house. You have this choice.

If Sysco and these other companies didn't offer pre-made jalepeno poppers and the like, they simply wouldn't be on the menu in the first place.

Re: Sysco Is Not "Ruining Restaurants"

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Post by liface »

TimorousBestie wrote: post #14
dj_mc_merlin wrote: post #8

I can't say I agree fully with the original video either but this is just blatantly trying to reframe the same facts presented in said video, but placing the blame on consumers rather than businesses, which is a really dirty tactic. > Sysco serves poor quality products. They also serve great quality products. Remember, if restaurants are buying poor quality products, it’s because it’s all you, the consumer, will pay…

> I mean, c'mon.. was this written by a real person or Adam Smith come back from the grave? It does smell a little AI-assisted.

I abhor AI, and did not use a single bit of it.
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