• SippyCup@lemmy.world
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      59 minutes ago

      I think… Maybe… Wait… Wait … Wait … I’m getting an idea … Hold on… I GOT IT.

      we feed billionaires their own livers!

  • notwhoyouthink@lemmy.zip
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    9 hours ago

    ‘Let them eat liver.’

    I’m so sick of this disgusting Boomer-coded ‘suck it up kids’ type of patronizing bullshit coming from these people.

    How about actually improving the lives of those you represent (your actual fucking job) instead?

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      It’s less about him being born between certain years and more about being part of the Epstein class. Not all boomers have that many resources, either.

      His advice to opt for low-grade meat, however…I’m not sure if that’s a consequence of his delusions about needing to have animal flesh in the diet or his complete lack of care for others. Possibly both.

      If he had instead suggested eating less meat and subbing in things like rice and beans (especially buying and storing dried beans) to help stretch the budget, it would have at least been a bit more fact-based, especially when you consider the long-term costs of eating harmful things like meat.

      Subbing in shitty cuts of meat, especially questionable things like liver…JFC. I realize even telling others to eat rice and beans is going to come off as uncaring and out of touch for someone as rich as himself, even if it’s true, but telling them to eat crappy meat? Just…wow.

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    Back when Americans still were almost 100% operating under the stupid protein myths (these days, I think it is a least a little better, but there has been a huge rise in marketing protein to people as if they aren’t getting enough, lol, so I really don’t know if people have a better grasp of nutrition now or not, even with easily-available information sources now online. Back then, spotting a vegetarian in the wild outside of major metro areas, anyway, was like spotting Bigfoot and the very concept of not eating meat was something that made most people’s brains short out.) and virtually everyone thought you needed a big portion of some meat on your plate… my boomer parents were trying to scrape by, they would have liver about once or twice a week to make ends meet.

    It wasn’t until a bit later when they read a bit more about vegetarianism that they realized they could easily sub in things like beans/rice to round out meals and not only was it far safer and a lot less disgusting, it was cheaper and had an incredibly long shelf life. And they didn’t have to worry about the family being malnourished or anything.

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    9 hours ago

    “We’re going to keep raising the prices of essentials, it’s on you to make adjustments. Don’t be lazy and entitled.”

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    He doesn’t even realize the choice isn’t steak or liver, it’s store brand pink slime hamburgers or nothing.