<p>2/ Imagine you&#39;re working in yet another eviscerated job or industry. You&#39;re not making much. You also don&#39;t see much hope of making more. Even an extra $2/hour only helps you stay afloat, or gets eaten by inflation. ↵</p>

<p>1/ I&#39;ve been thinking about the rise and rise of online betting in the US, and have a bit of theory. There are MANY explanations (boredom, etc.), but I think this is also a part of it. ↵</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.pt/@catarinac" class="u-url mention">@<span>catarinac</span></a></span> Certainly the cochineal!</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@shriramk" class="u-url mention">@<span>shriramk</span></a></span> they are all naturally made of plants and dead bugs</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@shriramk" class="u-url mention">@<span>shriramk</span></a></span> Years ago, Alberta didn&#39;t allow adding color to margarine (I think this was due to the butter lobby) - the yellow color was in a separate packet that you could mix in with an egg beater. <br />Without the color, the margarine looked like an unappetizing block of lard - a ghastly shade of white. (This was in the days when margarine was believed to be healthier than butter, besides being cheaper)</p><p>(BTW, in Japan, &quot;Bulgarian&quot; yoghurt is sold with a separate packet of sugar; I very much appreciate being able to taste the yoghurt without any sweetener)</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@shriramk" class="u-url mention">@<span>shriramk</span></a></span> </p><p>I just pictured a cheetah without orange and yeah... not very appetizing.</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@Nead" class="u-url mention">@<span>Nead</span></a></span> Okay, *now* I&#39;m in camp Bobby Kennedy.</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@shriramk" class="u-url mention">@<span>shriramk</span></a></span> Let&#39;s take a look at the real hit: a 65.8% drop in food photos* on Instagram**.</p><p>* Unless you enjoy monochrome pics of giant hamburgs (with a side of Cheetos)<br />**I&#39;m no longer on Instagram so no impact to me.</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@shriramk" class="u-url mention">@<span>shriramk</span></a></span> I deny your Cheetos propaganda and raise you a specter of impending Nacho communism. 🤷</p>