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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

yes, the brutalist taco bell aesthetic, will go down in history as one of the more curious periods of fast food branding, i'm noticing recently they're just now starting to feather in color and new signage again

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This was in Dallas. There was another one in Brownsville that this happened to.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Looks like their customers have grown up and they tried to follow suit and became boring adults.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Look at how they mascaraed my boy. Enshitfication in its best example

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Thanks for reporting the often ignored extinction of wildlife at the local Mcdees

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Just more proof of the efficiencies of Capitalism

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Let's just say, I'm glad you guys aren't architects.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Psshht. Imagine how badass the Empire State Building would look with a permanent King Kong statue on top.

Now imagine EVERY BUILDING.

I accept your apology.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

I disagree but I'm willing to accept a compromise at gargoyles.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I don't eat at McDonalds for many reasons, but if I had to walk through such a Chuck E Cheese-ass entrance to grab a burger I'd have one more reason to avoid it.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I have never seen a McDonalds that looks like the top pic. I remember plenty with play spaces, but they weren't visible from outside.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Iirc this was the McDonald's just outside the Dallas zoo.

If it isn't that one, the same thing happened to that one. Sad times.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

I spent a lot of time in the car crossing the U.S. in the 80's and 90's so I saw a LOT of McDonalds. Most of them are bog standard but once in a while you come across one like this where they spiced it up. I've seen one with a train engine out front, one with a parked airplane, etc. There's one in Tucson with a giant T-Rex statue in front of it. I've also seen some crazy play places with slides going out of the building and back inside. Would've loved that when I was a kid.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And it also just got more expensive

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

For laughs, I checked out how much the meal cost in my city. It's $12.

For two dollars more, I can get a better burger at my neighborhood bar.

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