I think we can safely say there’s no turning back from this dystopian hellscape now.
this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2024
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Yes. Humans choose to allow other humans to suffer, over and over again. In fact, some of them make money from it, and then spend that money spreading the idea that it's good for people to suffer because they're not 'normal' (white, male, heterosexual).
I think you're right but, also, we a tend to discount the effect of having the most greedy and sociopathic people in our society leading it and owning most of the assets.
Not that you've said either way but I think that then gets confused with "human nature."
TIL Kroger is the biggest supermarket chain in the US. I thought it would be Walmart.
Walmart is a retailer, because they sell basically everything, while Kroger only sells groceries. I think that's the distinction they're making.
My local Kroger sells clothes, has dressing rooms, has a pharmacy with a clinic, an attached gas station, and has a decent home goods section.
Don't worry, once Kreuger merges and becomes even bigger. All this anti-consumer behavior will disappear.
It practically regulates itself!
And with the Kroger/Albertsons merger likely imminent considering they announced all the stores in my city they're going to close or sell off, it's likely to become the norm and even if it's deemed illegal, the fines won't be enough to matter until they can pay to make it legal. It's not like they can be shut down if they're the only grocery stores.
We keep giving them money and they keep fucking us over! What are we to do?!
Unfortunately some people don't have a choice. The only grocery stores near me are Kroger or Albertsons. I have to drive over an hour to get any other options.
But at the same time, even though I only shop for two, it might end up being cheaper to drive an hour and a half to Costco if shit keeps going the way it is. When you have to pay over $100 on less than a week of groceries, gas prices seem quaint in comparison.
Is stater bros still less corporate-y than Kroger?
It's only in southern California I think, so probably. I just left one to start school, and it wasn't that bad. They were just starting to get much more serious about a greeting program, and they send secret shoppers to evaluate the workers a couple times a month, but that's about it. It's unionized, too, which is nice.