The Meme. And Other Thoughts.

 

I am not a marxist, nor even a declared socialist.  But I am an anticapitalist, because that shit sucks.  I don't believe it can be eliminated merely by government,  I sincerely believe that technology has to get to a point where capitalism no longer is a viable part of human society.

That being said.  I am still frustrated with a friend.  Who, despite my telling her I have worked on litigation involving the retail food supermarkets' supply chain, not only at POS but distributors and even specifically all aspects of the meat industry, poultry specifically.   So I have spent about 4 maybe more than 5 years of my life reading those people's internal corporate documents.  She still refuses to accept that food deserts are a real thing.

No matter how many times I said, based on my experience in reading internal corporate communications and other documents, I know for a fact how much a handful sort of monopolistic corporate entities control the distribution system.  In other words, the market?  Hell, never mind the fact that a few monster-sized supermarket holding companies own the majority of well-known regional and national bigger-name chains. 

She just would not accept the plain fact.  If you live in the wrong neighborhood (without a car?)  You are fucked.  Meaning your choices are limited, and your power as a consumer is non-existent.

But that is how capitalism works guys!