yeah…

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    21 days ago

    Link to the actual article. It’s a good read, and in no way does it try to justify the raise in egg prices. It talks about the history of chicken and egg farming in the 20th century, the supply chain needed to bring as many eggs to consumers, and is critical of how the growing demand led to factory farming and horrible conditions for the chickens.

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      21 days ago

      For such a long article it’s really disappointing they didn’t at all go into how chicken farmers themselves are ratfucked by contracts with processing plants and live below the poverty line if they don’t have a second job.

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      21 days ago

      that’s capitalism for ya

      thank god you were here to defend it by pointing out the details about how the title is really correct not just sort of correct

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        21 days ago

        Nice ad hominem.

        The screenshot puts the title of the article out of context, and incorrectly frames The Atlantic as defending late stage capitalism. The body of the article is a review of the history of egg farming.