Working class local cultural pride (around local street food, Cheers type bars, local “characters”, sports teams…) is something I’ll never truly grok. 🤔
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Am way too rootless gentrifier bougie. I’ll eat those “best tacos in the world” etc but I can’t bring myself to actually care about any of it or be bothered if a big corporate retailer steamrolls over a “beloved local joint”
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I’m sort of taste-blind to the last 20% of claimed local uniqueness which is where all identity lives. I’m the ideal customer for the generic that delivers 80% of the experience at 20% of the effort and 0% of the local-culture derp.
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it’s funny that u use trader joes here, given that they work really hard to put custom, artisanal touches + local branding on corporate goods
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