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[–] [email protected] 47 points 6 months ago

Mathematical proof that there's always money in the banana stand.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

It's a linear extrapolation that doesn't take into account the not completely unreasonable chance that commercially viable banana varieties could go [functionally] extinct or that climate change will make it dramatically more expensive to grow them in sufficient quantities such that the price can stay on trend.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I mean, one variation has already had that happen to it... the "Fake" bananna flavoring just didn't get changed when the bananna strain got changed.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago

Ah yes, the Gros Michel banana. It's the banana my parents grew up with, but is now virtually extinct. Weird story. Even weirder that it could happen again.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This does not take into account the potential failure of Dole / Del Monte / Chiquita and Banana Republics revolting in the near future.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think this the first time I've seen the term Banana Republic used this literally.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

But it was a frozen banana street food, not a literal supermarket banana. Feels like we might be within a decade of street food snacks costing $10!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

now set the graph to the music of yellow submarine

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Would inflation not act exponentially?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The Y axis is logarithmic, that straightens exponential curves

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

Right, I need sleep