I was in a fugue state drawing this. If it is in any way upsetting, I will delete it.

  • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    It’s really not cheap. We have the studies about how it’s more expensive and about how food deserts exist. And time? Lmao. You get home from an 8-5 job at 6-7 depending on your commute. Which means you have 2-3 hours for relaxation, food, exercise, social activity, bills, and house chores before you have to go to sleep so you can get 8 hours.

    And expecting someone to work all day and still have abundant mental energy is just pure toxic positivity. That’s not the experience of most people. We also have historical studies showing we didn’t “work” as much in pre-industrial times and that with the rise of shift work comes the rise of prepared food as a calorie source.

    The answer here is plainly to regulate the prepared food, not blame people for their lack of a pocket universe operating on a different timescale.