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[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I belong to several chicken groups on other social platforms, and the number of people who view this as part of a giant conspiracy is wild. Nope, this cannot possibly be the consequences of the known spreading mechanisms of well documented disease in a factory farm setting. It is clearly an attempt to control the populace through a narrative of limited food supply. Or it is a justification to release the next phase of the scamdemic. Or it is an initial cull to drive up prices and make more money by - checks notes - refusing to sell eggs.

I agree the corporations are out to take us over the coals and that large scale government has aspects that should not be trusted but still, people go from zero to pedophiles in pizza basements really fast.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's not like disease among chickens is a new thing. It's just that the two or three producers that control almost the entire market have found that if they announce that a diseased chicken exists then they can jack up the prices multiple times over. People are right to be paranoid because these egg producers are taking advantage of anything they can to jack up prices far more than what any disease costs them. I refuse to pay $2+ for a dozen eggs, but that looks like the new minimum price when just a few years ago it was less than $1. Turns out, voting with my wallet doesn't work. Meanwhile officials pretend that inflation has only been around 20% since 2020.

[–] profoundninja 1 points 8 months ago

So you just don't buy eggs anymore?