I worked for McDs in high school, around 2008. Big Mac meal used to be $6.08 with tax, $1 menu used to be $1.06 with tax. I went the other day and was shocked to see how much everything costs now plus I have to order via a screen (which I find bizarre, but maybe I'm just old now).

I also feel like working there used to be kind of fun. I'd take the order from the drive thru/take the money, kitchen would secretly prioritize drive thru orders (everything is timed), and window person would get the order together. Now it seems like they take 1 or 2 drive thru orders at a time and make the line wait until those are done.

Seems like fewer people working & prices went up - and I'm sure those poor folks working are making minimum wage. It's just sad all around.

I live in a rural area. We were thinking about starlink a few years ago, then fiber came to our area. Thank goodness. We've literally had no issues, speeds are amazing, and no price hikes.

It's strange. I live in rural VT and whenever i bike around you see Trump signs on a lot of farm fields. But then you read the newspaper and you read about ICE detaining legal employees at farms and the farmers being upset about it.

I genuinely don't understand.

Recently beat Portal (first one), for the first time. Please play if you haven't!!!

I am excited, this is what my husband and I have been waiting for - a regular vehicle with no bells and whistles just to raise the price

So there is no winning, there's just lesser losing

I moved to rural America after living in the city. I just don't understand why so many farmers have trump signs still up, it's been a really tough year for farmers and he's not helped them one bit

Gosh this is just depressing to read, no wonder people hate cops https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Sonya_Massey

I grew up with and worked at McDs in high school and college. It used to be a family place (play places, fun colors) it used to be a friendly place (you could have birthdays there, cashiers were nice, you'd run into people you know), it used to have prices that were reasonable/cheap.

It is none of those things anymore. Why on earth would I go there when there's a burger place right across the road thar costs maybe $1 or $2 more and is actually good?

I always initially hate UI changes, will make my decision in a few days if I like it

If you can't control it, don't worry about it.

Used to mostly keep me sane at work

Maybe it's just me, maybe I'm getting old. But I want to order through a person. Not a touchscreen and not AI.

I feel like society is slowly removing humans from our everyday interactions and I don't like it.

Her entire channel is a great watch, only person I've ever used Patreon for

McDs used to be my favorite fast food - i love a mcchicken. Then the kiosk came and i can't add onions to my mcchicken. Then the price increases came and 1 mcchicken is now the price of 3 mcchickens. Then you need to have an app. Now AI. McDs really doesn't want me back do they?

I just went to Dreamforce last week and was told they push the tents further away from the conference while it's happening.

I don't know what it looked like before but there are still PLENTY of homeless in San Francisco and it's very sad to see.

The Dark Tower movie.

One cannot fit a 9 books series into 1 movie. What a just terrible idea to begin with. Also, if you haven't read the books and want an amazing Stephen King adventure, this is your series to read!

I stopped going there when I realized it's all just sugar. All the yummy drinks are just sugar.

My husband and I started going to the co-op and getting fancy coffee beans and make drip coffee each morning. Cheaper, just as delicious (if not even better), and we don't have to go out

I am genuinely having a hard time with my Gen Z employee. I have to go through everything step by step each time and it just seems like nothing sticks. I even create documentation for him and he just can't follow it fully.

I'm truly baffled and any advice is welcome.

Things in general used to be made to last / hard to break.

Wanting expensive designer clothes/accessories.

One, I hate spending money. Two, I'd worry about ruining them too much to ever want to wear/use them. Three, they just generally aren't comfortable.