They a Uber-like venture capital business that is looking to gain a monopoly on food, or whatever?

Trash Future have an episode on them?

Or are they just a new business model on par with Weight Watchers that is getting big due to increasing ability to ship shit quickly and manage just-in-time logistics?

The food is legit good and I'm tempted. I mean, I use Amazon, so it's not like I won't use an evil company, but, like how evil?

  • came_apart_at_Kmart [he/him, comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    buy local, in bulk, in season, can / freeze what you don't eat.

    the meal in a box is bullshit to make you feel like you're being involved in your food, which is true compared to like getting Arby's. it's like how putting together Ikea makes you feel like you built your nightstand. only furniture is sturdy/durable. food is your daily, ephemeral connection to community and place. the meal in a box is an attempt to paper over the industrial food system and make it feel good.

    also the logistics of those setups, re: transportation, are wretched and I've heard the production jobs are fucked up.