• meep_launcher@lemm.ee
    34·
    1 day ago

    Ai is getting so much better, but I can still tell this is AI but now I’m not sure why. Something’s off and I can’t quite put my finger on it.

    • JargonWagon@lemmy.world
      28·
      1 day ago
      1. Something’s up with the texture on Chad EU’s face. His vest is also weird, can’t see where it splits at the very top, and it has a weird silver stripe in only one small area.
      2. The old lady’s eye on the right is weird, almost like it’s missing and there’s just an empty spot there, but it’s not quite like that either.
      3. There’s a lady in the back holding a kid, and…she has him in a choke?
      4. Same lady, her nose is weird, like the perspective got fucked up there.
      5. The eggs are weird too. There’s two stacks, one is a 28 count, and the other is a 21 count? But it looks like two rows got like blended together in a weird way, like if you look at some of the eggs they look like two blended together, like it started doing another row and then gave up.
      • conditional_soup@lemm.ee
        7·
        11 hours ago

        Also, they’re all looking through him, not at him. Plus, in a real picture, not everyone’s looking at the same thing always. The composition is also nonsense when you think about it. Dude is way off from the truck, by himself, stacking eggs on a table surrounded by a crowd of old people. That is not how aid distribution works.

        Also, related to composition, someone once mentioned that AI images always look overcooked because it doesn’t know when or how to stop cramming in more detail, and I find that to be pretty true. It’s really hard- but possible- to get it to make an image that isn’t just over-detailed to death.

      • kraftpudding@lemmy.world
        5·
        1 day ago

        Also woman with glasses in the background directly right from eu guy is weird. Her glasses are weird, and her face is melting into white guys shirt

        • JargonWagon@lemmy.world
          4·
          1 day ago

          Yeah, same with the stars on one of the Murica flags on the shirt. This pic looks like it’s trying to deres so that it can obfuscate some of the oddities.

    • Opisek@lemmy.world
      5·
      1 day ago

      The lighting is off for one. It seems to come from different directions when you look at different areas of the picture.

  • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    16·
    2 days ago

    How long until the chicken plague infects europe though?

    Rising prices are just a symptom of an unsustainable murder pyramid that’s literally destroying the planet.

    • barsoap@lemm.ee
      13·
      1 day ago

      We do have H5N1 here, just like everyone else it’s out there with wild birds and those fly all over the place, it’s been a thing for two decades. Difference being we have regulations and also industrial structure (not as large companies/flocks) which means even if a flock gets infected it’s a much more limited loss.

      And of course the completely different hygiene standards: Eggs in the EU must be sold unwashed, which means that companies actually have to keep the barns clean. It’s similar with chicken meat: It’s not like chlorinating chicken would be a health danger to humans, it’s that the hygiene conditions that would make chlorinating necessary, seen from the other side that chlorinating enables, are absolutely unconscionable. That’s why chlorinating is outlawed in the EU.

      In another line of thought, though, we should have another class of eggs: Organic barn. The usual better feed, more space etc. but keep them inside, it’s not like chickens mind being inside. Vaccinating them sadly isn’t an option at this point, like it is with salmonella.

    • Nalivai@lemmy.world
      12·
      1 day ago

      EU has sustainable practices, robust regulations, and way less idiots in power. There is a lot of idiots, but the way regulation works, it’s harder for them to fuckup. Not impossible, but harder.
      Good chances that chicken plague is already here, but is dealt with appropriately and doesn’t have this devastating results.
      Also, no measles.

    • superkret@feddit.orgOP
      5·
      1 day ago

      No they are a symptom of a deregulated industry that can raise prices by 100% even though their costs have only gone up 2%, as long as a convenient excuse is pushed by the industry-aligned media.

      Then, when the chicken plague is over, they lower the prices a tiny bit, to about 80% more than before, Trump declares victory, and the rich have become richer again.

    • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      2·
      1 day ago

      You realize Canada doesn’t have this issue, right? And they share a literal land border with the US. Why are you assuming the bird flu is some inevitable force that can’t be stopped?

  • burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world
    51·
    2 days ago

    number one, ew, ai slop, number two, i appreciate concern for americans getting more nutritious sources of protein and fiber but blaming consumers for lacking access to and time for better food is not a great strategy in my opinion

    • cley_faye@lemmy.world
      20·
      2 days ago

      Kinda like blaming a President at war for not saying “thank you” to its “benefactor” (despite having done so numerous times), no?

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        1 day ago

        Kinda like blaming a President at war for not saying “thank you” to its “benefactor”

        What’s crazy about this line is how frequently Zelenskyy has done the “America A#1, you’re the best!” media tour in the run up to this meeting. How many clammy-handed, rictus grin photo-ops does this guy have to do for you people? How many trips does he need to make to DC to say “Hello from Ukraine, I love you!” to Congress? Dude’s entire career as President has just been going abroad and brown-nosing for NATO support.

        This reminds me of the British journalists who will cut an Arab liberal off in the middle of an “I am here to condemn Hamas and ask for release on behalf of the Palestinian people” automated response to grill them on why they haven’t condemned Hamas. It’s all just bullying at an international scale. I’m amazed Trump didn’t drag Zelenskyy into the restroom and try to give the man a swirly.

      • Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        10·
        2 days ago

        I’m still fuming over how childish that was. That oversized baby Vance was literally acting like some kid awkwardly trying to score some points in the eyes of his idol.

        • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          I want to post a photo of the bullies from A Christmas Story, but my account is too new to post images.

    • Hiro8811@lemmy.world
      4·
      1 day ago

      Hmm it’s as if the consumers did something to cause political instability.

      How peculiar

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      I mean, setting aside the “We’re from the Government and We’re Here To Help” liberalism that American conservatives reflexively recoil at, I do find it disorienting to pretend a heavily rural American breadbasket would need agriculturally scarce Europe to send food aid.

      This reminds me of the 90s US effort to do welfare politics in West Africa, by dumping millions of tons of excess agriculture into Trans-Atlantic wholesale markets. The flood of “free” food (with tons of political strings attached) shifted the balance of power to the African urban centers, as local agricultural markets collapsed and people flooded to the industrial centers to get food at below the domestic production cost. Political leadership capable of controlling the influx of foodstuffs rapidly consolidated power within major port cities. This gave rise to authoritarian governments, political purges, and ultimately two horrifying Congolese Wars (the second often referred to as The Great War of Africa).

      Obviously, more complicated than this. Along with food “aid” we also delivered a surplus of “military aid” to our regional allies (a list that was constantly shifting between US and African administrations, particularly during the fallout of the failure of the Soviet Union). Then there were a host of local tribal conflicts and score-settling that got ramped up to eleven with the sudden glut of foreign wealth.

      But maybe I’m drawing lines where none exist. Can you really imagine how the US economy might be upset by a sudden shift in who controls the supply of cheap imports? Can you imagine what our country would look like if it was flush with small arms or if we had a bunch of local land barons with short tempers and delusions of grandeur? Can you conceive of an America that had a bunch of poorly defined interior borders that suddenly become flashpoints of political tension?

      I certainly can’t. Bring on the flood of EU eggs!

    • Im_old@lemmy.world
      97·
      2 days ago

      Probably couldn’t find that many real unarmed Americans waiting properly for a real picture.

      And to preempt the comments: I’ve seen videos of people tearing down the doors for black friday. I’ve seen people going with open carry to buy TP during covid, openly stating “I’ll get my TP one way or another”. No way hungry armed people won’t escalate. Sure this is human nature, but Americans are the ones with more guns than eggs, and very divisive at this point in time

        • SolarMonkey@slrpnk.netEnglish
          4·
          2 days ago

          I lived through a hurricane down in Texas years back, and the poverty “pick up basic supplied” lines were really dehumanizing.

          No shade, no real concern for humans, just passing out goods based on queue and hole with someone made it to the queue

          And of course performed by cops… you know, paragons of society………………………

          • Yeather@lemmy.ca
            1·
            20 hours ago

            So were they supposed to take the extra time to set up tents and stuff or hand out food as soon as they could, and should they not use the extra manpower from cops or should they just be understaffed and slow down giving out basic aid?

      • OBJECTION!@lemmy.ml
        3·
        2 days ago

        Probably couldn’t find that many real unarmed Americans waiting properly for a real picture.

        Also, who could afford that many eggs?

  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
    39·
    2 days ago

    Just eat something else holy shit.

    I get that the price of eggs is shorthand for the price of all food, which has gone up, but eggs specifically have gotten so expensive that egg substitute is about the same price at this point.

    • abbadon420@lemm.ee
      1·
      1 day ago

      Sometimes it’s just okay though. To have a commonly understood simplification of a societal problem to meme about with others to share the pain or burden of the problem with.

      • volvoxvsmarla @lemm.ee
        14·
        2 days ago

        Legumes like beans, lentils, peas, hummus, chickpeas,

        Oats, quinoa, amaranth, buckwheat, whole wheat products,

        Tofu in its various forms, including silk tofu as egg replacement in pancakes,

        Other “meat substitutes” like seitan or sunflower seed mince,

        Nuts, nut butters, nut flour,

        Dairy products such as cottage cheese, joghurt,

        Soy milk

        I mean for real, eggs are super unnecessary for a protein rich or healthy diet. I would argue that unless you literally want to treat yourself with a sunny side up or an omelette you shouldn’t be using eggs at all. I like eggs, but a dozen lasts us (family of 3) a month easily.

          • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
            2·
            8 hours ago

            All kinds! Butter beans turn into chewy morsels, garbanzos become crunchy little nuts, and red/black beans become a little puffy.

            I’ll toss them with some oil and chili lime seasoning and eat them by hand, put them on a saucy burrito or veggie wrap, crunch them up into chili, there’s all sorts of ways to eat them!

      • CherryBullets@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        1 day ago

        Ignore the legumes suggestion, it’s nasty af and makes most people’s stomachs bloated and inflammed (which gives gas and is the reason there are so many jokes on legumes giving people gas). Eat fish, nuts, artisanal cheeses (very low lactose compared to other cheeses) or even just homemade jerky. Good for the brain and no bloating unless you have some diagnosed gut diseases.

        For those who can’t be bothered to read my replies, proof of legumes irritating the stomach of many people, causing bloating, causing gas and even pain:

        https://health.clevelandclinic.org/why-do-beans-make-you-fart

        Stay educated. You don’t HAVE to eat legumes, you can get fiber and essential nutrients in many other foods which is why I recommended other healthy foods, which don’t cause physical discomfort or pain.

        Edit: Look at all the downvoters. Pissed people off just by not recommending a single fucking plant (among many that we can consume with less difficulty) that humans don’t absolutely need to live healthy and get all nutrients. Crazy ass people fr 😂 As bad as MAGA licking Trump’s ass and if someone points out the bad and say they don’t like him, they flip the f out. Except this is the legume cult. They flip out over legumes 😂

          • CherryBullets@lemmy.caEnglish
            1·
            2 days ago

            Mystery meat? Are you ignorant? You can make jerky at home with fresh meat yourself, that’s why I said homemade jerky. Gotta love vegans downvoting this out of ignorance. Artisanal cheeses are very good for you too and fish is great omega 3s. Legumes irritate many people’s stomachs. Way to dismiss the reality of eating legumes.

        • BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world
          3·
          2 days ago

          A - not everyone has issues with legumes, don’t project your personal issues on everyone. B - just take a beano pill beforehand if you do have issues.

          • CherryBullets@lemmy.caEnglish
            1·
            1 day ago

            Many people fart with beans and legumes, it’s a minority that doesn’t and why should people take pills to eat food? If the food doesn’t mesh with you body, why force it down? I’ll never understand this. You can live a healthy life without legumes. This legume crusade is getting ridiculous 😂

        • Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          6·
          2 days ago

          it’s nasty af and makes most people’s stomachs bloated and inflammed

          You never eat vegetables, do you? Much of the world lives off legumes. Having these issues with their digestion is caused by a poor gut microbiome from eating an extremely low-fiber diet.

          • CherryBullets@lemmy.caEnglish
            1·
            2 days ago

            I do eat vegetables, simply not legumes as they give me gas and bloating (and I’m not the only one it happens to, it’s so common, there’s a reason comedians joke about eating them and farting). Can we stop pretending legumes don’t cause gas and bloating? 😂 As if me pointing it out means I don’t eat veggies, gtfo here.

            "Fiber makes you bloat

            Beans are just one example of high fiber foods. When you eat a ton of fiber, you increase your chances of bloating, stomach pain and gas."

            https://health.clevelandclinic.org/why-do-beans-make-you-fart

            It’s not even hard to find this out. Btw it’s beans AND legumes in general that do this (the article mentions it and this is not the only source that says this). Happy reading.

            • Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone
              2·
              1 day ago

              it’s so common, there’s a reason comedians joke about eating them and farting

              The average American eats a dearth of fibrous vegetables.

              The article you quote literally says what I said, so I’m not sure what you’re getting at. Your quote even points out that beans are not the only fibrous vegetable that causes gas when you don’t regularly eat enough fiber (brocolli is another non-legume example). If you kept reading, you would see:

              Fiber is particularly difficult to digest compared to some other foods. If you suddenly start eating 1 cup of beans per day, that’s a big increase, and it may take some time for your body to get used to your new fiber intake. But as you continue to consume legumes regularly, your gas levels will eventually return to normal.

              Btw it’s beans AND legumes in general that do this

              Yes, beans are legumes, that’s why we’ve been using the word legume this whole thread

              • CherryBullets@lemmy.caEnglish
                1·
                1 day ago

                My point still stands, you don’t HAVE to eat legumes to get veggies in (that’s what my main post was about, hello?). You are allowed to rave and drool about legumes and I’m allowed to point out that many people struggle with them way more than other veggies and to not recommend them to the person that asked for healthy foods with nutrients in them. What do you not understand about this? Do you really think only legumes are healthy and that’s the only way you can stay healthy? Get over yourself. Broccoli is not nearly as bad as legumes for most people. No one makes jokes about broccoli making people fart and you don’t even have to wonder why… it’s because most people don’t struggle with broccoli, duh.

            • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
              4·
              2 days ago

              In my experience your body gets used to high fiber content. It’s only when you don’t eat legumes regularly that they cause issues, now that I’m eating them several times a day there’s no bloating.

    • Ricky Rigatoni@lemm.ee
      2·
      2 days ago

      I haven’t bought a carton of eggs since 2023 because I refuse to buy them once they’re higher than $2.50 a dozen.

      • Peck@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 days ago

        That’s dumb. 2.50 is not a sustainable price. If you get local eggs from a humane farm, they are going to be expensive. It’s just how it is man. If anything, that should cause you using them wiser.

        • barsoap@lemm.ee
          1·
          1 day ago

          2.39 Euro, free-range, 10 piece. Organic is 3.39, barn 1.99, all incl. 7% VAT. so 12 barn ones would be 2.40. Granted, Aldi probably makes 0 profit from the barn ones but there’s only so much they can squeeze farmers. We’ve long since outlawed cages.

          • Peck@lemmy.world
            1·
            12 hours ago

            I don’t know what market is like in Europe or what country specifically you’re talking about. In US, small farm economics require high prices to be sustainable. Not just for eggs, but for produce and meat too. Of course you don’t have to buy from them, but I do. Obviously big farms can sell it for less, but those are the one affected by bird flu.

            • barsoap@lemm.ee
              1·
              12 hours ago

              Those “high prices for small farms” are in the order of maybe a cent or two per egg. And producing eggs isn’t the whole equation: With distributed production you have lower transportation costs. Not to mention that the US has to have a whole cooling chain for eggs because they rather wash+chill them than adhere to proper hygiene standards.

              It’s not like European supermarket eggs would be produced in backyards. Looking at German numbers: About 50m hens in 2258 companies means an average of 22k birds per company, maximum flock size is 3000 (organic) or 4000 (regular).

              The US could take its 100k flock sizes and just build some dividers and generally environmental isolation and be much more resilient. But resilience costs money so nitwit MBAs are saying “let’s cut this out, statistics say I’ll have my golden parachute before shit hits the fan won’t someone think about quarterly results”.