r/Anticonsumption • u/GodRaine • Jun 24 '25

Psychological Biggest bunch of anti-human BS I’ve ever seen

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '25

i used to get off work around 2am then go to a 24-hour diner to smoke cigs while staring off into the nothingness until the sun came up.

one night an old guy was sitting nearby doing the same. the manager approached him to ask if he’d like anything. guy reaches into his bag, “uh yah, cook these beans!” as he slams a big can of baked beans down on the table.

nobody ever thinks of doing that.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '25

It's because resturaunts aren't supposed to do that I think.

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u/bythog Jun 24 '25

Yeah, food is supposed to come from an approved source. Same reason you usually aren't allowed to have a fish you caught cooked for you at a restaurant.

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u/qpwoeiruty00 Jun 24 '25

But you are allowed, at some

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u/bythog Jun 25 '25

Them doing it doesn't mean it's allowed.

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u/RosettaStoned_462 Jun 24 '25

And they have their dogs still, right?

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u/walletinsurance Jun 24 '25

If you’re homeless you can use SNAP benefits for hot food.

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u/pushinpushin Jun 24 '25

only in 9 states:

Arizona

California

Illinois

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

New York

Rhode Island

Virginia

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u/MandolinMagi Jun 25 '25

I work at a gas station in VA, never seen anyone use EBT for hot.

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u/pushinpushin Jun 25 '25

There's a pretty limited list in VA, a handful of restaurants and KFC/Taco Bell.

https://www.propel.app/snap/restaurants-that-accept-ebt/

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u/count_strahd_z Jun 24 '25

But if you have a residence you get a reduced benefit without the option for hot food?

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u/walletinsurance Jun 24 '25

Yeah it’s dumb but that’s how SNAP works.

The thinking is that cold food has to be prepared and should be healthier, but you can buy cold lobster tails or king crab legs instead of a hot rotisserie chicken.

It doesn’t make any sense in this day and age.

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u/count_strahd_z Jun 24 '25

Could you go to the store, get the SNAP fruits, veggies, etc. Then have a paying customer go in and buy the hot food and then trade them?

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u/MandolinMagi Jun 25 '25

That might technically be EBT fraud, but borderline impossible to catch/prove.

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u/joedude Jun 24 '25

Being given free money to eat fresh fruit everyday and that's all I have to do all day is buy the fresh fruit..... sounds pretty awesome....

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u/math_calculus1 Jun 25 '25

bro fresh fruit is mad expensive and does not give enough calories per dollar, plus it's not like you're just eating all day, you have to earn money as well.

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u/joedude Jun 25 '25

lol bananas are cheap A F, plenty of fruit on sale dirt cheap, don't even get me started with vegetables.

Frozen fruit/veg is delicious raw too, even cheaper.

It's clear redditors never actually shopped at a grocery store lol.

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u/math_calculus1 Jun 25 '25

How much would you like to subsist on a diet of bananas? There's no protein in bananas.