Only for the few fucking dumbass parents who will fork out cash for the extra cheeseburger. Most won’t.

Sadly, he’s not, really. He was an Obama-era appointee, but it’s true Trump retained/promoted him.

Jesus Fucking Christ... how is this even a question? It’s been blatantly apparent to anyone paying attention since the outset!

Sorry if I wasn’t clear. I wasn’t suggesting you or anyone else thought McDonald’s would be losing money here. I think we can all agree that they’re going to make more money, but we have different opinions on how much more money. I also don’t think they’re doing this out of altruism, but I also don’t think that their…

Except that as others (maybe even you, I’m losing track of all the replies in this thread) have pointed out, McDonald’s is making more money with this move (which includes more than just eliminating the cheeseburger option) simply by virtue of giving less food with the meal. If you really must assume that everything…

Again, Nirvana Fallacy. Just because it’s not a perfect fix doesn’t mean the net effect will be slightly positive. There will always be idiots and assholes in this world for whom any effort to improve the situation will be wasted. But for millions of others, there will be a slight improvement. It’s moronic to insist…

It’s not about what we think it should be valued at; pretty much any food item at a coffee shop is way more expensive than it’s really worth. But it’s a matter of comparison. What most of us are pointing out is that none of the coffee shops we’re familiar with sell anything for under $4.

I honestly think that argument is bullshit. It’s basically arguing that McDonald’s shouldn’t try to make their meals healthier, because some morons will think that “healthier” means “healthy.” It’s Nirvana Fallacy. Yes, obviously some mentally impaired mouth-breathers may order double the number of Happy Meals because…

I was thinking the exact same thing. I live in Montana, not exactly the highest cost-of-living state in the country, and $4 is pretty much baseline for any item at a coffee shop.

Dude, it’s a known issue that a happy meal currently has too many calories for a child. Right now, a child who eats a Happy Meal is getting fatter. How is it a bad thing for McDonald’s to cut the calories of a Happy Meal, thereby at least slowing that problem?

C’mon now, Ginger Baker deserves some credit, too. He may be a madman, but he’s still one of the greatest drummers of all time.

While you make a decent point, I think you’re missing something crucial here: the state of despair he’s describing is a pretty universal experience. Yeah, clearly the dude isn’t happy. But he’s being unhappy while living in a virtual paradise, which is at least a slight upgrade from being unhappy while living in a…

While I’ve never cared for her music, I have to admit to an abiding love of her videos (well, most of them, anyway). There’s just something deeply creepy about her that resonates with me in a powerful way.

I’ve worked with quite a few deaf people, and I can assure you this shit happens all the time.

One very, very minor quibble with your story: while almost all deaf can read (pretty much the same literacy rate as any other group), many who were born deaf read English very literally as a second language. Therefore, a library of exclusively ASL (or C-sign, if that’s their preferred dialect) videos could be a…

Ummm, Mr. Jones, the ghosts of the Ramones would like a word with you.

First half (Punisher arc, surprisingly) of DD season 2 was great. Second half (Hand arc) was utter shit. Luke Cage was about the same, first half was awesome, second half was... not as bad as second half of DD, but definitely not great.

To be fair, is John Goodman ever not memorable? Especially in a role like his role in Barton Fink, pointing him out would be like pointing out that Trump is stupid and corrupt.

Watched it a few months ago and it was still great.

Damn, I’d forgotten he was in Barton Fink, and he really was great in it. He really was one of those great actors who never hog the spotlight yet still improve anything they’re in.