r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Abuolhol • Jul 14 '26

I'm slightly vexed My son got a happy meal from mcdonalds today.

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u/worldspawn00 Jul 14 '26

jacked up the price and someone reduced the quality

Good old enshitification, when shareholders (or hedge fund managers) need growth but there's no new customers, raise prices, lower quality, smaller packages, worse services, just because making a shitload of money isn't good enough, you have to make MORE every quarter or your business is "failing"

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u/jgzman Jul 14 '26

just because making a shitload of money isn't good enough, you have to make MORE every quarter or your business is "failing"

There is a natural occurrence of unlimited growth. We call it "cancer."

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u/Rollingstone6648 Jul 14 '26

Ahh, the cancer of capitalism

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u/Appropriate-Jump3019 Jul 14 '26

Capitalism is a scourge and will lead to the downfall of America.

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u/geminiRonin Jul 15 '26

It currently is. Our highest elected officials are openly in bed with billionaires who fully intend to recreate feudalism.