Political Memes

Capitalism itself rarely invents new things, but it does optimize existing things quite well

Though what it tries to optimize it for isn't always what is best for the consumer

This is a dumb post

Even though I disagree with the statement "capitalism breeds innovation", this is poor way to demonstrate that it's bullshit.

Of course a chicken sandwich isn't going to appear fundamentally different from Popeyes to KFC. They're also not the only items that these restaurants sell.

The idea is that these restaurants exist as some kind of better option over a local mom & pop sandwich joint with higher unit overhead. Whether or not the value proposition is sufficient for you is personal.

See, unfettered capitalism is completely fucked, but this is a bad example. It would be like getting a bunch of different coffee brands and putting them together like this and saying the same thing.

Coffee is coffee.

Chicken Sandwiches are chicken sandwiches.

There are bigger issues with capitalism that are worth discussing instead

I don't get it, how much can you possibly do to differentiate a chicken sandwich? There's plenty of issues to discuss but you can do better than this, come on.

What do you want when you order a chicken sandwich? Do you want them to give you a burger?

The fuck is this shit meant to mean?

They taste distinctly different. I like spicy chicken sandwiches so I've tried a couple of these. Burger King's tastes like they just slapped a bunch of ingredients together and wrapped it up. McDonald's actually tastes and feels like a chicken sandwich. Popeye's has a very buttery mouth feel, and the bun is a lot more flavorful and rich.

I get what the meme is trying to say, but this is a poor example of it.

Look, I'm all for shitting on crapitalism and our hyper consumerist society, but it's a chicken sandwich ffs.

Capitalism is when burger

Capitalism (here meaning a market economy dominated by a powerful investor class) breeds a dozen different companies trying to differentiate themselves with minor variations. Sometimes those variations lead to actual, legitimate improvements that are then spread throughout the industry.

Most of the time it just leads to one wondering what the fuck the difference is between 'Cheerios' and 'Cheery Os' in the cereal aisle at the grocery store.

Popeyes putting their fried chicken on Brioche with a decent sauce was an innovation, at least for fast food. It was sold out at most locations in CA when it launched. The BK and KFC both copied it.

Considering they're all trying to copy Chick-fil-A’s sandwich, yes

I think you're all missing the point, half of these places were known for hamburgers, the other half for whole pieces of fried chicken. They all ended up with slight variations on the same product. The point isn't that they should've innovated the chicken sandwich it's that they all ended up with the same product, the opposite of innovation in a market full of restaurants.

Capitalism takes innovation and beats the life out of it to flog the corpse for a quick buck. The thing that made KFC special wasn't the blend of herbs and spices (that they don't even fucking use anymore and you used to be able to buy ready mixed at the shops) it was the new innovative cooking technique that they immediately tossed in the trash because it was cheaper to just throw it all in a deep frier like everyone already did.

Maybe it's because this is posted in c/politicalmemes but I think y'all are thinking to deeply about something that should be a mild chuckle and then moving on.

Yup it really sucks we don't get good EVs because so far all the legacy automotive companies want to keep on making ridiculous SUVs.

Popeye's blackened spicy is by FAR the superior spicy chicken sandwich.

And to all the libertarians present: This would be even worse if things were totally unregulated.

I realized this a couple of days ago when we were in a rush to be somewhere and thought to just go for fastfood drive-thru to eat. Asked my wife what she liked and she said not a burger. Every fastfood drive-thru I could think of was a burger/sandwich except for taco bell.

It breeds it in the same way breed means to consumate offspring i.e. to have sex, wich is coloquially know as fuck

Ergo: Capitalism fucks innovation

Am I the only one who thinks the Popeyes sandwich is the greasiest fuckin thing ever? Everyone raved about it but I couldn't finish it, I really gave it an honest try. It was gross.