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Re:Many people living in the 'Diabetes Belt' are plagued wit... by hello_computer on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @01:12PM (#35877374)
Industry caters to consumer demand. If consumers wanted white meat, fruit and vegetables, they would have been provided as cheaply and abundantly as red meat and corn syrup.
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Re:Many people living in the 'Diabetes Belt' are plagued wit... by pjmorris on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @01:32PM (#35877673)
I think that'd be true if chickens were the size of cows and it was easier to grow, say, tomatoes, than corn.
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Re:Many people living in the 'Diabetes Belt' are plagued wit... by hello_computer on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @01:35PM (#35877719)
Chicken is already cheaper than beef. A lot cheaper.
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Re:Many people living in the 'Diabetes Belt' are plagued wit... by yoyohello13 on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @01:18PM (#35877447)
Industry can also steer demand via advertising.
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Re:Many people living in the 'Diabetes Belt' are plagued wit... by hello_computer on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @01:22PM (#35877504)
Human beings can ignore advertising.
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Re:Many people living in the 'Diabetes Belt' are plagued wit... by gshubert17 on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @01:38PM (#35877772)
Global advertising spending is around $750 billion. Assuming advertisers believe most of their money is well-spent, can I infer the percentage of human beings that actually do ignore advertising is small?
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Re:Many people living in the 'Diabetes Belt' are plagued wit... by yoyohello13 on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @02:11PM (#35878256)
So all the advertising that demands your attention on a daily basis has no effect? Even subconscious?

I guess advertisers are just wasting billions of dollars on nothing then.

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Re:Many people living in the 'Diabetes Belt' are plagued wit... by WalterBright on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @03:27PM (#35879237)
Corn is heavily subsidized by the government.
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