Yeah that theory doesn’t hold in practice. These are the folks that pressure Fortune 500 companies with hostile takeovers if they don’t do stock buy backs. The general public doesn’t pull that crap.

I like doing my donations on Giving Tuesday.

My list includes:

• Medito

• Signal

• Mozilla

• Wikipedia

• Khan Academy

• Lemmy instance

• Mastodon

• Local NPR station

• Local animal shelter

• ACLU

• Propublica

• SPLC

• Planned Parenthood

My point is CEOs aren’t the only ones deserving of criticism. The shareholders are the bigger issue because they create the environment that pushes awful business practices in the name of a quarterly return.

It’s the board of directors and the shareholders that push enshittification. CEOs are just the ones listening to their orders.

I mean I tried In-N-Out, but it was just… Fine? Maybe it was over-hyped before I tried it, but I wasn’t blown away. It didn’t do anything wrong, but it didn’t do anything for me.

My comments were steered more towards the burgers, but I will say none of the places I mentioned impressed me with the fries (esp Whataburger).

Whataburger vs Wendy’s is a poor comparison. I see their true rivals are Five Guys, Shake Shack, and In and Out.

And if you’re wondering about my pick, it’s Five Guys.

Fuck Ted Faro!

Packaging is fine, but it’s multiple layers sometimes. I feel it’s more for presentation than function.

With respect to Japan, there’s definitely a culture difference, but I don’t think it’s the consumerism/waste culture. There’s so much excess packaging in Japanese food products.

I think it takes a bit of experimentation and what you think fits your style. Personally, I avoid ones that are overly sweet or smell to chemically.

My wife loves when I wear a cologne from Barrister & Mann, and it’s arguably my favorite as well. (Maggard Razors sells small samples if you want to try.

For your consideration (please don’t.)

I’ll wait for the * price tag… And a winning lottery ticket.

But seriously, a Scotch barreled in 1948? I didn’t know they aged anything that long.