Why Fast Food critics are full of it

[TehMac]

It's true

I don't always agree with Penn and Teller but they certainly make a good case here.

 

[brxndxn]

Fuck you, Frank!

 

[rcpratt]

Interesting.

 

[mchammer]

Summary?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I don't dislike fast food because it's bad for you or, makes people fat. I dislike fast food because it's poorly prepared and the very idea of fast food eliminates a major component of dining which is to spend time with family and friends. I also dislike fast food because it trains the tastes of the consumer in the same way that the grocery stores train the tastes of consumers by offering produce year around without regard to season. Produce picked green and shipped half way around the world or grown hydroponically is poor quality. Likewise, fast food focuses more on uniformity rather than quality.

 

[KeithTalent]

I did not know there was such a thing as a fast food critic. What's the point? :hmm:

KT

 

[JimmiG]

When I go to McDonald's I see fat people. When I go to a place with Chinese food, I see slim people.

 

[mesthead21]

I caught this one a couple weeks ago. Penn and Teller Bullshit is an awesome show, if anyone hasn't seen it yet I highly recommend it

 

[Perknose]

I did not know there was such a thing as a fast food critic.

There are, but they are indifferently prepared critics using cheaply constructed arguments whose opinions are far too salty to be good for you.

Sure, take-out takes on things have their place. Who among us hasn't been hungry for a nice, quick viewpoint and simply didn't have the time to cook up one for ourselves?

But mass produced opinions are simply not as well balanced or intellectually nutritious.

The will never take the place of the classic, home-baked "comfort opinions" we all grew up with, like Mom's old stand-by, "Because, that's why!"

 

[OCGuy]

Sorry, I normally like that show, but that came off like a fat person trying to justify eating like shit all of the time.

 

[Key West]

What Pen & Teller has done is nothing new. So much is about perception in our society:

-Organic vs Inorganic (the dumbasses thought organic tasted better when both halves of banana was inorganic)

-Spring water vs tab water in a bottle

-Shitty food presented beautifully

It doesn't stop at food.

-How you market yourself in public

-How big companies spend ridiculous $$$ on consulting and feeling good without any hard results (or made up figures)

-How women (or men) love bad boys/girls, the whole psyche.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

love me some fast food.

Some people love tuna shakes: http://www.deepsquatter.com/shake.htm
(ex recipe)
The OFFICIAL D/FW Assault Crew Tuna Shake - By Chef Jeff Amason

2 6oz cans Tuna in water(or oil if on Bodyopus Diet)
2 cups water or skim milk
4 large ice cubes Blend until smooth & creamy. This is a must for any hardcore lifter.

Different strokes for different folks.

 

[SLCentral]

I try really hard to like Penn and Teller, and I've seen multiple seasons, but it just seems like there is SO much editing involved in the interviews and who they show/don't show that I find it hard to even give it a shred of credibility.

 

[Zebo]

All food critics/diets are FOS. It's exercise/AC but people are too lazy to run an hour a day in this heat.

I could put anyone on a Babe Ruth diet and they be thin after three months with me.

 

[mmntech]

This is why Bullshit is probably the best show on TV right now. Gee, don't want to get fat. Don't stop eating at KFC, just don't eat so damn much of it.

 

[KeithTalent]

There are, but they are indifferently prepared critics using cheaply constructed arguments whose opinions are far too salty to be good for you.

Sure, take-out takes on things have their place. Who among us hasn't been hungry for a nice, quick viewpoint and simply didn't have the time to cook up one for ourselves?

But mass produced opinions are simply not as well balanced or intellectually nutritious.

The will never take the place of the classic, home-baked "comfort opinions" we all grew up with, like Mom's old stand-by, "Because, that's why!"

So I guess that's where I get it from! I say that to my staff all the time; very effective! :hmm:

KT

 

[Perknose]

I say that to my staff all the time; very effective! :hmm:
KT

I SO glad you admitted that, KT! I talk to my staff a lot when I'm alone. :awe:

 

[Zebo]

Look at old Indigenous American pics, old Chiefs even all thin, now they are all corpulent and people blame "genetics" even though it's impossible to change genetics much over 100 years. "diet" even though their diet has no changed much. What changed drastically was AC units being put on top of their houses and being inside not exercising.. Same thing that changes in all HS/college athletes one they get a desk job and before they used to have contests who could eat the most pizzas and were thin. Heat and outdoor exercise.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Look at old Indigenous American pics, old Chiefs even all thin, now they are all corpulent and people blame "genetics" even though it's impossible to change genetics much over 100 years. "diet" even though their diet has no changed much. What changed drastically was AC units being put on top of their houses and being inside not exercising.. Same thing that changes in all HS/college athletes one they get a desk job and before they used to have contests who could eat the most pizzas and were thin. Heat and outdoor exercise.

Please stop, you're embarrassing yourself.

 

[TehMac]

When I go to McDonald's I see fat people. When I go to a place with Chinese food, I see slim people.

When I go onto Anandtech I see nerds making retarded generalizations. Oops..

I try really hard to like Penn and Teller, and I've seen multiple seasons, but it just seems like there is SO much editing involved in the interviews and who they show/don't show that I find it hard to even give it a shred of credibility.

No one is asking you to make love to the show. I like the show because it presents common sense in an amusing fashion. This is just appealing.

By the way, I used to buy into the hype of how evil fast food was, but then I realized it was just a way for the Left to cattle prod us into subservience. Instead of personal responsibility, the Left is trying to convince us it's someone else's fault, namely the easy scapegoats they can extract money from while increasingly gaining control of our lives.

 

[zerocool84]

This is why Bullshit is probably the best show on TV right now. Gee, don't want to get fat. Don't stop eating at KFC, just don't eat so damn much of it.

Yea they have debunked pretty much everything, organic, bottled water, spiritual healing, etc.

 

[Triumph]

I dunno, I have a hard time believing anything from Taco Bell tastes like anything not from Taco Bell. Not discounting the piece, but Taco Bell buritos definitely don't taste anything like a Chipotle burrito. Yeah I know they used a nice "healthy" salad instead, but maybe these people never ate at a Taco Bell before.

To hell with that health food lady, though. "People aren't responsible for their own eating habits! The fast food industry is doing this to us!" Puhlease. And you know what, fuck Penn and Teller too, we tubby fucks ARE stupid! That's why we're fat.

 

[zerocool84]

I dunno, I have a hard time believing anything from Taco Bell tastes like anything not from Taco Bell. Not discounting the piece, but Taco Bell buritos definitely don't taste anything like a Chipotle burrito. Yeah I know they used a nice "healthy" salad instead, but maybe these people never ate at a Taco Bell before.

To hell with that health food lady, though. "People aren't responsible for their own eating habits! The fast food industry is doing this to us!" Puhlease. And you know what, fuck Penn and Teller too, we tubby fucks ARE stupid! That's why we're fat.

No one said Chipotle tastes anything like Taco Bell but Chipotle is just like a slightly fancier/more expensive Taco Bell that isn't much better at all. Fact is that people's opinion of taste is greatly impacted by what they already think of it before they even taste it. Just like people swear two identical tomatoes but the one that says organic tastes better.

 

[Zebo]

Please stop, you're embarrassing yourself.

It's nothing to be embarrassed about it's science.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Diet/story?id=2120381&page=1

PS cancel your ACed gym memberships you have to work 3x as hard in there for same results. (which no one has time for so no one does)

 

[Triumph]

No one said Chipotle tastes anything like Taco Bell but Chipotle is just like a slightly fancier/more expensive Taco Bell that isn't much better at all.

I know, but Taco Bell tastes like shit! I understand the fallacy of my argument, since the subject of the video was that people's perception of the health of a food product is influenced heavily by presentation, but man... I just can't see myself thinking anything from Taco Bell came from anywhere other than Taco Bell.