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Here in burgerland, it seems there's no end to the ways that people can bury their heads in the sand or just all together deny that awful things are happening. But I'm wondering, what are the critical social structures that, if attacked, will be an undeniable shattering of the illusion for most people?

Don't know if this makes sense, I'm very eepy.

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[–] Moidialectica@hexbear.net 18 points 1 week ago

Probably food prices, just like everywhere else

People barely live with the rent and the expenses of the road, and the tax that goes to war and murder with no social benefit

If fertiliser affects the US, then the rising prices will definitely put a large section of the population into potential starvation unless government aid is granted

Considering the current administrative incompetence this needed aid may never come, but I doubt the elites would let it rot that easily, and additional subsidies would be given to companies in exchange for further monopolisation, bankruptcy of smaller farms and consolidation