that’s what they want. we’re entering the “whale economy”. why should they make and sell 10 burgers for $1 each when they could make and sell 1 burger for $10? they make the same revenue but more profit because their labor and materials could be cut by up to 90%. some idiot will keep paying because they’re impulsive or desperate or have enough money to simply not care. if nine customers are alienated for the one that opens their wallet 10x wider than usual, the investors are happy and the MBAs give themselves bonuses and celebrate. it works for mobile/f2p games, it works for saas, it works for software, it’ll work for this and it’ll work for every other industry before long. get ready for surge pricing groceries and gas and internet and power - it’s coming, under the false justification of “savings”. the unprofitable non-whales can die for all they care.
This makes absolutely no fucking sense. Comparing a restaurants business model to f2p/saas is absurd.
Fast food restaurants have 2 main selling points, cheap and fast. If you take away the cheap all you’re left with is people who don’t have time to go anywhere else. People who are interested in spending a lot of money on food are not going to spend that money at McDonalds.
Do you know where this person lives and what food places are available near them? No, you don’t, so how the fuck do you know? Food deserts exist, there are whole towns that depend on dollar stores for groceries. You having options doesn’t mean everyone does.
(E: not that someone needs to be in that situation to justify to you or anyone else why they eat what they do, just pointing out how flawed your base assumptions are)
I have a WILD solution. Stop giving them money. And somehow this never occurs to anyone on here.
that’s what they want. we’re entering the “whale economy”. why should they make and sell 10 burgers for $1 each when they could make and sell 1 burger for $10? they make the same revenue but more profit because their labor and materials could be cut by up to 90%. some idiot will keep paying because they’re impulsive or desperate or have enough money to simply not care. if nine customers are alienated for the one that opens their wallet 10x wider than usual, the investors are happy and the MBAs give themselves bonuses and celebrate. it works for mobile/f2p games, it works for saas, it works for software, it’ll work for this and it’ll work for every other industry before long. get ready for surge pricing groceries and gas and internet and power - it’s coming, under the false justification of “savings”. the unprofitable non-whales can die for all they care.
This makes absolutely no fucking sense. Comparing a restaurants business model to f2p/saas is absurd.
Fast food restaurants have 2 main selling points, cheap and fast. If you take away the cheap all you’re left with is people who don’t have time to go anywhere else. People who are interested in spending a lot of money on food are not going to spend that money at McDonalds.
“Enshittification isn’t a problem; just stop eating!”
I mean you have a point, but burger king is not your only option. There’s plenty of affordable food out there that is equally as unhealthy as BK
Do you know where this person lives and what food places are available near them? No, you don’t, so how the fuck do you know? Food deserts exist, there are whole towns that depend on dollar stores for groceries. You having options doesn’t mean everyone does.
(E: not that someone needs to be in that situation to justify to you or anyone else why they eat what they do, just pointing out how flawed your base assumptions are)
I know food deserts exist man, I’ve been all over the country living in a car. It’s terrible. And yet, Burger King is still not your only option.
Spot on. These replies are maddening…